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Re:Maglev Train Seen Making Washington-to-Baltimore Trip at ... by Shivetya on Wednesday October 22, 2014 @09:36AM (#8492614)
Where is the economic benefit except for those two cities? Do a bunch of politically connected people have homes in Baltimore? High speed trains do little if nothing to ease commutes for the middle and lower classes, if anything they serve the rich while acting as political landmarks and budgetary landmines.

Considering the track record they have big projects in that area, namely Boston's Big Dig, and how much money alone gets blown on light rail where estimates are wholly inadequate, this seems like political grandstanding or distraction.

Concentrate on creating jobs for those who need them, this is not something HSR will do.

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Re:Maglev Train Seen Making Washington-to-Baltimore Trip at ... by freshyill on Wednesday October 22, 2014 @12:17PM (#8493386)
That's the thing—there is no economic benefit. It's not like DC and Baltimore have a symbiotic relationship, other than the fact that some people live in Baltimore and commute to DC (although far more people live between DC and Baltimore).
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