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Re:Plans Develop for High-Speed Rail in the PNW by jaggederest on Friday July 28, 2023 @11:49PM (#36916687)
Yes. I've ridden on many of them. I'm a huge HSR proponent. I just don't think it works for Eugene to Vancouver. If we had double the population it would be a no-brainer.

The math is very clear. Below about 25,000 people per linear kilometer of lines, they require massive subsidies and never really pay off. Eugene to Vancouver BC is <12,000 people per linear kilometer. Honestly I would love to be wrong.

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Re:Plans Develop for High-Speed Rail in the PNW by NegativeLatency on Saturday July 29, 2023 @01:18PM (#36922382)
We massively subsidize highways, so I don’t really see a problem with having other options that aren’t “profitable”
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