naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 6 months ago‘The time is right’ for US to catch up on high-speed rail, says British Amtrak execwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1134arrow-down11
arrow-up1133arrow-down1external-link‘The time is right’ for US to catch up on high-speed rail, says British Amtrak execwww.theguardian.comnaturalgasbad@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 6 months agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squareAllNewTypeFacelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoFrom what I understand, it’s slow because along much of the route it uses legacy rights of way with level crossings. Brightline West will have all new grade-separated right of way, which will allow higher speeds.
From what I understand, it’s slow because along much of the route it uses legacy rights of way with level crossings. Brightline West will have all new grade-separated right of way, which will allow higher speeds.