Highspeed rail? What do you think this is? Japan 50 years ago? 🙂
meeyeam on
I’d be wary if Steven Miller wanted to start building rail.
Boomtown626 on
Or bolster affordable access to food, medical care and childcare.
What a terrifying socialist hell/Scape that would be.
LefterThanUR on
Best I can do is get a Democrat trifecta and then shrug when Kristen Sinema gives me a thumbs down
un_theist on
“You mean people would not be required to drive their own vehicles powered by fossil fuels? What the hell would we want this for?”
—Oil and automobile executives
Sadly there are those that have a financial interest in preventing this from happening.
RonDFong on
if USA had high speed rail, oil execs might have to take a slight pay cut.
3006mv on
This would be so awesome. Alas it is a pipe dream
Ironbeers on
Part of HSR that could easily be a side effect of a massive investment is revitalizing smaller communities between Metro hubs. Imagine that small farming town in a “flyover” state that’s deep red? They could manage an extra rail stop MUCH more easily than a small airport.
Ironbeers on
Just implement The Onion’s high speed bus system.
Mikect87 on
Buying the land is the problem with HSR
guns_mahoney on
Trump doesn’t care about heinous shit. His goal is to make money, feed his ego, and stay out of prison. The Republican party and their billionaire masters? Now they want to do heinous shit, and they’re strategic about it. None of it is dumb. They’ve got a plan and you and I are going to suffer for it.
qdp on
Anybody else feel like playing a game of Ticket to Ride?
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Highspeed rail? What do you think this is? Japan 50 years ago? 🙂
I’d be wary if Steven Miller wanted to start building rail.
Or bolster affordable access to food, medical care and childcare.
What a terrifying socialist hell/Scape that would be.
Best I can do is get a Democrat trifecta and then shrug when Kristen Sinema gives me a thumbs down
“You mean people would not be required to drive their own vehicles powered by fossil fuels? What the hell would we want this for?”
—Oil and automobile executives
Sadly there are those that have a financial interest in preventing this from happening.
if USA had high speed rail, oil execs might have to take a slight pay cut.
This would be so awesome. Alas it is a pipe dream
Part of HSR that could easily be a side effect of a massive investment is revitalizing smaller communities between Metro hubs. Imagine that small farming town in a “flyover” state that’s deep red? They could manage an extra rail stop MUCH more easily than a small airport.
Just implement The Onion’s high speed bus system.
Buying the land is the problem with HSR
Trump doesn’t care about heinous shit. His goal is to make money, feed his ego, and stay out of prison. The Republican party and their billionaire masters? Now they want to do heinous shit, and they’re strategic about it. None of it is dumb. They’ve got a plan and you and I are going to suffer for it.
Anybody else feel like playing a game of Ticket to Ride?