I tried to make it fairly realistic. Obviously I would like HSR absolutely everywhere, but a line through middle of nowhere Montana probably would not see much ridership and would come at extreme cost (especially in the mountains).

  • aion@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Maybe Seattle->Spokane, Spokane->Boise->SLC->Denver, Spokane->Minneapolis.

    I think there also needs to be more in Canada, Vancouver->Calgary->Winnipeg->Toronto.

    • Album@lemmy.caEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Transit shouldn’t be profitable… But the cost to build an HSR rail (which costs more than traditional rail) that went that distance vs ridership that a Vancouver to Toronto line would see to recoup some of that cost would make it a really tough sell to tax payers.

      It’s different in the US with 10x population.