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Re:Plans Develop for High-Speed Rail in the PNW by yurrzz on Friday July 28, 2023 @11:09PM (#36916471)
I'd say the vast majority of the population of Oregon and Washington is along the I-5 corridor.
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Re:Plans Develop for High-Speed Rail in the PNW by fisherjeff on Friday July 28, 2023 @11:18PM (#36916519)
Yep. Half live in the Portland and Seattle metro areas alone.
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Re:Plans Develop for High-Speed Rail in the PNW by jaggederest on Friday July 28, 2023 @11:52PM (#36916698)
Yes, that's why I said "a substantial portion". About 25% of OR/WA don't live within an hour of the corridor. I live in Oregon, along the I-5 corridor. I've been looking at the feasibility of HSR for years. The math does not yet make sense. If the population was doubled, it would be a no-brainer.
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Re:Plans Develop for High-Speed Rail in the PNW by lukas099 on Saturday July 29, 2023 @11:44AM (#36921358)
How long until the population doubles? How much harder would it be to build HSR on a route with double the density?
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Re:Plans Develop for High-Speed Rail in the PNW by jaggederest on Saturday July 29, 2023 @03:40PM (#36923776)
Hopefully never, and not much more than currently
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