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Re:Hyperloop One to Shut Down After Failing to Reinvent Transit by JohnFen on Thursday December 21, 2023 @06:48PM (#38728836)
The US has no passenger network. It's all freight rail. Passenger trains run on the freight network (and freight always get priority).
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Re:Hyperloop One to Shut Down After Failing to Reinvent Transit by stevehawk on Thursday December 21, 2023 @07:00PM (#38728938)
Amtrak in the northeast corridor is Amtrak owned track
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Re:Hyperloop One to Shut Down After Failing to Reinvent Transit by MBCook on Thursday December 21, 2023 @07:39PM (#38729311)
Which is basically the only one in the entire country.

Everything else is freight. All the old passenger rail was converted (or abandoned/removed) long ago.

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Re:Hyperloop One to Shut Down After Failing to Reinvent Transit by mynameisnoone on Thursday December 21, 2023 @08:02PM (#38729540)
Untrue. Amtrak has an entire system https://ontheworldmap.com/usa/amtrak-system-map.jpg

What the US destroyed most of were local, municipal rail lines. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_consp...

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Re:Hyperloop One to Shut Down After Failing to Reinvent Transit by MBCook on Thursday December 21, 2023 @08:25PM (#38729742)
Isn’t that a map of Amtrak routes? That’s different from a map of dedicated passenger rail, which is what I was referring to.
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Re:Hyperloop One to Shut Down After Failing to Reinvent Transit by webworker on Friday December 22, 2023 @11:20AM (#38735605)
Brightline in Florida just started service between Orlando and Miami, with plans to expand to Tampa.
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