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Re:California approves final high-speed rail link connecting... by guywithahat on Sunday June 30, 2024 @08:37PM (#40841601)
Ok well Brightline, a private company, built 170 miles of high speed rail in Florida for $5 billion 6 years ago.

Not only is 100 billion a bad deal, given CA’s track record they could easily spend $200 billion and never complete it

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Re:California approves final high-speed rail link connecting... by fransje26 on Monday July 01, 2024 @04:55AM (#40843858)
The travel speed is only about 125 mph, so not as complex as the high speed lines built in some European countries, but at about $18 million/km they are in the same ballpark kilometer/mile cost. A job well done.
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