Las Vegas High Speed Train
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Victorville is Americas truck stop
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There's already track (freight) connecting LA to Los Vegas. This route skips Victorville. Upgrade the existing freight rail with a 1st rate track for each direction of travel. The peak speed can reach 100mph with few stops between the LA area and Vegas. The cost of upgrade can be shared with the freight system and will certainly be much less than the standalone proposed system.
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I like that girl which is in the video. She is very Sweet American Girl...
Wow... Very Sweet...
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Anaheim to Victorville on HSR? Well, let's see...you'd have to somehow make it through the Santa Ana Canyon, pound the diamonds at Colton, creep through Berdoo yard, snake along until Sullivan's Curve, battle with a 2.4% grade up to Cajon Summit, and clatter across the Frost Flyover, all while fighting for trackage rights with 50-MPH Burlington Northern Santa Fe trains.
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Route 'er through Saugus and Fullerton. Lots of underused rights-of-way there. Best part is CAHSR could use it as well.
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@frankantoniomartin But Maglev is extremely expensive anyway, and to be honest a wast of time aswell, when u can build a railway in half the time, make more money, and operate a far more reliable service. The maglev is just innovative but not really practical, and plus it loos horrible. and takes up loads of room.
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@Hightrain12 the Maglev is a Lamborgini of High speed rail while the TGV is a Ferrari of High speed rail
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in europe is good high speed train from Amsterdam ( Nederland / the Nethelandse) to Brussel ( Belgie/ Belgium) to Paris/Parijs ( Frankrijk/France) end From Amstersdam ( Nederland/the Nethelands) to Berin/Berlijn ( Duitsland/Deutscheland/Germeny
) the maxi high speed of the train is 300 km/h -
The maglev really isn't my thing, even if it is fast, it's way too expensive to be worth it.
The biggest problem that I have is that Japan is budgeting $55 billion for a Maglev less than 180 miles. I think the $12 billion for the 260 mile Vegas to Anaheim rail is a seriously underestimated. Clearly going to Anaheim is better than Victorville, but the shorter option relatively ordinary technology in use in Europe.
= A train to Anaheim that costs $200 each way is less useful than a train to Victorville that costs $50 each way.
frankantoniomartin 2 years ago 7
when California High speed rail construction start, there going to extend the tracks for the Desert Xpress from victorvill to Palmdale so if your going from Vegas you can make connection with the California HSR and take it to Anaheim and your at Disneyland.
sideslide23 2 years ago 3