From: thetibetanmonkey@gmail.com
On Saturday, January 3, 2015 12:50:56 PM UTC-5, Christopher A. Lee wrote:
> On Sat, 03 Jan 2015 09:00:48 -0800, John Locke
> wrote:
>
> >On Sat, 3 Jan 2015 06:23:52 -0800 (PST), "Wise TibetanMonkey, Most
> >Humble Philosopher" wrote:
> >
> >>> More roads absolutely are possible. Its way past time to get the H
> >>> out there and build them. We're in the fix we're in because we
> >>> haven't.
> >>
> >>You mean the H bomb?
> >>
> >>Most traffic jams occur on city streets. The freeways can only be that
wide.
> >>here's no solution to the fact that more people demand more cars and there
are no options.
> >>
> >>You drivers are placing the noose around your own neck. Your radicalism
> >>oesn't even tolerate the bicycle. The bicycle infrastructure is non
existent
> >>r dysfunctional. Public transportation is highly dysfunctional too. You
oppose
> >>trains in the city. You oppose fast trains as well. What's next?
> >>
> >...this country is in dire need of a natioanl high-speed rail system.
> >Unfortuneately, the federal government has left it up to the states
> >to fund and build their own regioanl systems. There's no federal
> >"ass transit program" so essentially very little gets done. The feds
> >should have addressed this and other infrastructure problems 30 years
> >ago.
>
> Other countries already have the rest of the rail infrastructure so
> high speed trains either connect with (eg Japan where the regular
> railways are a different gauge) or continue on the ordinary track
> which has been gradually improved over the years, so typically these
> trains can run on regular track at up to 125mph.
>
> The US doesn't have this existing infrastructure because even when
> passenger trains were common, most of it was single track and instead
> of improving it, it was turned over to freight. Where there are still
> passenger routes they don't go to enough destinations and are woefully
> slow.
>
> The North East is an exception, but there still aren't enough routes.
>
> Britain is planning a very high speed line high-speed line from London
> to Scotland. The first stage will be as far as Birmingham, with a
> connection to the existing 125mph London-Glasgow main line near
> Lichfield.
>
> The new California high speed rail can't do this. Apart from San
> Francisco-San Jose, pretty well everything is single track, and the
> plans are to provide a second pair of tracks on that route to separate
> the high speed and commuter trains - and because of the alignment they
> won't run at the planned high speed of the rest of the route.
>
> But the real kicker is that it will be built in stages, in the middle
> of nowhere until the final sections are finished and only then will it
> be any use.
>
> But it won't ever be as useful as high speed rail in other countries.
>
> Imagine getting on an electric high speed train as far as Fresno,
> changing trains to diesel on the single track line on to Bakersfield
> and then being bused on to Los Angeles?
Well, we have a train coming to Miami-Orlando, very busy area. No fast bullet
train but faster than average. It was quickly approved because it's using
existing tracks.
I think one of our presidents could have launched an initiative similar to the
highway construction or the moon landing and make it happen at once.
Definitely it would improve the quality of life for many. Driving long
distance is tedious and wasteful.
I hear Russia is adopting the fast train as well --if they can afford it.
Probably China will lend a hand or two. Moscow is now one of the most
congested cities in the world. There's a need for metro rail systems as well.
They are the best solution for
fighting traffic jams. The bicycle can be used as a vehicle between train and
destination. A folding bike could be even more handy. Fold it and take it to
the office.
The magic word is O-P-T-I-O-N-S.
--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)
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