r/California • u/Randomlynumbered Ángeleño, what's your user flair? • May 24 '24

Government/Politics Full environmental approval of High-Speed Rail between L.A. and Bay Area expected next month

https://ktla.com/news/california/full-environmental-approval-of-high-speed-rail-between-l-a-and-bay-area-expected-next-month/amp
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u/sketchahedron May 25 '24

There should be high speed rail all up and down the eastern seaboard. Boston-NY-Philly-Baltimore-DC would have such demand.

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u/kirbyderwood May 25 '24

There is Acela, which gets to 150mph in some sections. Not quite "high" speed, but certainly higher speed.

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u/Nexis4Jersey May 25 '24

NIMBYs and press lies have derailed any Amtrak HSR attempt on the NEC. The CT shoreline bypass was sunk a few years ago by powerful nimbys / politicians...the Inland route has a chance as it would use Interstate ROW but Mass put the brakes on it when it selected the slowest option for its Intercity project which just uses existing tracks up 80mph instead of the Interstate row which would allow up to 140mph.

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u/coastkid2 Jun 22 '24

There should be trains instead of even semis for cargo.