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Re:Hyperloop: Pipes of Fancy by specialist on Thursday August 13, 2020 @08:41AM (#24142728)
"High speed rail on a large scale is really something that has to come from the government."

We learned about this in highschool history.

From wikipedia:

The Pacific Railroad Acts of 1862 were a series of acts of Congress that promoted the construction of a "transcontinental railroad" (the Pacific Railroad) in the United States through authorizing the issuance of government bonds and the grants of land to railroad companies.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Railroad_Acts

All transportation is subsidized by government. Great investment; I'm completely on board. With the understanding that owners and operators pay back via taxes. (Whatever is fair, something modest.)

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Re:Hyperloop: Pipes of Fancy by sudosysgen on Thursday August 13, 2020 @11:46AM (#24144586)
You can also, like the French or the Canadians or the Germans or really most countries, have your public transport infrastructure be outright publicly owned. Presuming the government is competent, of course.
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