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Re:Plans Develop for High-Speed Rail in the PNW by Lammy on Saturday July 29, 2023 @12:37AM (#36916992)
> because of low quality tracks, as I understand it

Relevant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Washington_train_derailme...

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Re:Plans Develop for High-Speed Rail in the PNW by chrisandchris on Saturday July 29, 2023 @04:26AM (#36918133)
> Preliminary information from the data recorder showed that, when the incident happened, the train was traveling at 78 mph (126 km/h),[4] nearly 50 mph (80 km/h) over the speed limit.

In what sense relevant?

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