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Old January 19th 19, 03:50 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
RichA[_6_]
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Default CERN plans to build what the U.S. should have 23 years ago

On Friday, 18 January 2019 11:59:16 UTC-5, Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha wrote:
Mike Collins wrote in

nal-september.org:

wrote:
On Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 11:12:57 AM UTC-5, RichA
wrote:
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46862486

And the US could still build such a thing, except for all the
wasteful projects such as the "bullet train," for example:

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fed...ing-for-califo
rnias-over-budget-bullet-train

It would save a few hours over driving on a trip from LA to SF
but won't go from San Diego to Phoenix. If you're in THAT much
of a hurry, you can fly, at a cost to the environment, but not
your conscience, if you are a hypocritical greenie.



Travelling by high speed train is a much more pleasant
experience than flying or driving.


Pity the US isn't capable of building any high speed trains, only
dumping billions into welfare projects for unions that will never be
completed, and nobody will ride if they are.

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You live in crappy countries the size of Texas at best, MAYBE trains make sense. But from a cost point of view, they do not and haven't since the advent of the large transport truck and jet airliner.