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Post #AxysSsS2GtN9SeYOvY by [email protected] |
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Amtrak now has a passenger train in service that can match the speed Japan'… |
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Post #AxyylDHWA9ln0ElDyS by [email protected] |
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@w7voa Progress I guess. But it's only on the east coast. Boooooooo |
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Post #Axz4dHzFNsdX0Korui by [email protected] |
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@w7voa MAGA Making AMTRAK Good. Almost40 years behind japan and EU. yay us! |
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Post #Axz4gZI3VVIhXSBFui by [email protected] |
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@w7voa Now, do the express regional thingy 😅🤣Kidding, but my US American … |
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Post #Axz54em8lTTpV6jraS by [email protected] |
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@w7voa Back to the future |
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Post #Axz5TYdgiU8Xi0eum0 by [email protected] |
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@w7voa And of course it's only available on the Northeast corridor....not o… |
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Post #Axz5W90wRho56SlkES by [email protected] |
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@w7voa ... on four ten-mile stretches of track (one each in Massachusetts and R… |
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Post #Axz5Y3MeQHHm9xpkS8 by [email protected] |
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@w7voa Baby steps? |
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Post #Axz5Z89W6dadIdChma by [email protected] |
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@w7voa i like catty Steve Herman 🥸 |
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Post #Axz5eIguLqRDQrHtFw by [email protected] |
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@w7voa the train can but how will it perform on american track? |
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Post #Axz5f8DclxuZF5zEpc by [email protected] |
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@w7voa that’s like making your first airplane 33 years after the Wright broth… |
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Post #Axz5iv7jOxpXms2Llw by [email protected] |
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@w7voa it's great news, regardless of how late. More trains, faster trains,… |
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Post #Axz5jblYrGe82Yzkga by [email protected] |
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@w7voa if only we had the track to run it on. |
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Post #Axz5kZ4OMtlXy3G7jE by [email protected] |
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@w7voa Welcome to the 20th century, #Amtrak! |
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Post #Axz5kqXjP4Ks9y7IJs by [email protected] |
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@waltbaldwin @w7voa Oh the trains themselves are capable of much more than 160 … |
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Post #Axz5lc2WoNtfT5t3Lc by [email protected] |
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@w7voa Likely because we currently have public funding of rail service equal to… |
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Post #Axz5mjfvuNPpRHqzqa by [email protected] |
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@waltbaldwin @w7voa It can. On a very short segment... |
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Post #Axz5nzldZ2KBdZ7eZE by [email protected] |
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@w7voa Amtrak doesn't own the track it runs on. Makes it harder for them to… |
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Post #Axz5oAeF6rwhNokP4K by [email protected] |
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@w7voa Good to see progress which I wish Canada could match. 1992 is amusing th… |
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Post #Axz5pZR8Qq9eYMHfDU by [email protected] |
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@w7voa Do Not Punish Behavior You Wish To See RepeatedCongratulations, Amtrak! … |
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Post #Axz5parP8elIy7a9nk by [email protected] |
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@w7voa Already? 🤣 |
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Post #Axz5qChSS5NuKHDkZc by [email protected] |
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@w7voa we don't care about trains as the car and airplane industry made sur… |
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Post #Axz5qPBg1Ygf3TS3LE by [email protected] |
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@w7voa Can, but doesn't. Because we just can't do trains right in this … |
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Post #Axz5qk2sTT7tkGUp2e by [email protected] |
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@w7voa Regionals can and do hit in excess of 150 on straightway legs through PA… |
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Post #Axz5reErY5zI1eXBUu by [email protected] |
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@w7voa Around that time I was doing a standard costing project at a manufacture… |
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Post #Axz5tnJ2o7MIj8Vtyq by [email protected] |
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And what unit system do they use to measure the speed of that train?I have this… |
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Post #Axz5uV8xoxRIgc8TNQ by [email protected] |
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Post #Axz73Ryn3Q6tQwCxkm by [email protected] |
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@w7voa The NextGen Acela ("Avelia Liberty") tops out at 160mph.The sh… |
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Post #Axz73ephGXYpIV3Nsu by [email protected] |
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@w7voa tell me when they reach the safety margin of the shinkansen |
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Post #AxzJPhAmReWsNMBqZE by [email protected] |
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@w7voa Yes but it does not require specific tracks like the Shinkansen or the T… |
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Post #AxzJQSvWteqoTxQLSa by [email protected] |
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@heymcdermott @w7voa It does own the NEC on which the Acela runs (or at least t… |
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Post #AxzJSoi6sQroccGgoS by [email protected] |
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@w7voaAt these speeds, punctuality and efficiency of endpoints play a big role,… |
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Post #AxzJZFyYQ06EvA1xL6 by [email protected] |
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@mausmalone @w7voa have memories of lots of slow acela rides in northeast. th… |
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Post #AxzJbgc6LmrS7Fgeo4 by [email protected] |
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@w7voa You should look into VRRailUSA. They're working with Amtrak to integ… |
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Post #AxzMPf0qmBVhXSDir2 by [email protected] |
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@beanface42TGV are 10-year earlier than the Shinkansen and doesn't need spe… |
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Post #AxzcpcJ93PmhwfB09Q by [email protected] |
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@w7voa AMTRACK High Speed train Maximum speed of 160 miles per hour China high … |
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Post #AxzwYNiw1Qz2sFIZ3Q by [email protected] |
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@vstab @w7voa And my European friends cannot comprehend what it is like to live… |
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Post #Ay4QsaXjqNyLgJS7N2 by [email protected] |
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@w7voa @bria About the TGV, that was what I was meaning by "special tracks… |
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Post #Ay4QsxIdEiYSG7YsW8 by [email protected] |
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@w7voa still not bad for a bunch of amateurs regarding transportation of people… |
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Post #Ay4QtCEZi5DqZsmLmC by [email protected] |
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@arbres @w7voa before high speed we need a ton more regional service. I'll … |
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Post #Ay4QtCMjDlkCzAarU8 by [email protected] |
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@trainguyrom @arbres @w7voa I consider myself fortunate that the train stops he… |
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Post #Ay4QtqIAm7rqoclmwC by [email protected] |
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@Sobex @w7voa So there would also be the matter of buying more land, since high… |
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Post #Ay4QuxvDtR6QliZRsu by [email protected] |
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@heymcdermott @w7voa Don't they buy more land all the time to build more hi… |
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Post #Ay4Quy2JT4m37ht6w4 by [email protected] |
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@Sobex @heymcdermott @w7voa Not that easy or cheap, especially in urban corrido… |
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Post #Ay4Qv9NdI9McJ0wnC4 by [email protected] |
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@beanface42I'm more mitigated on the need (or not) for speed.In case of the… |
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Post #Ay4QvBhCgMCtUI7Rya by [email protected] |
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@arbres @trainguyrom @w7voa Of course they should be investing in the infrastru… |
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Post #Ay4QwXb4jvDThbtk5Q by [email protected] |
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@heymcdermott @w7voa Well, Japan urban density and terrain is definitely not le… |
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Post #Ay4QxLVTB2RQUheyI4 by [email protected] |
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@w7voa 😅 |
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Post #Ay4QyLp7U4zzlbKXWi by [email protected] |
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@arbres @mlanger @w7voa you good? That last toot seems out of place in this thr… |
