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Yes, that's a good map site. Looks to me like California could run two high-speed rail lines that at least break even. One from SF through San Jose down to LA toward the coast, and the other from Oakland through the Central Valley towns to LA.

SF to LA makes sense, but implementing it isn't easy given the cost of land. And I know it's actively in progress. IL is long and I've never flow in state to another airport besides on a private plane. I don't get the demand for it outside of tourism.

At some point you drive 30 min to the airport for a 30min flight. Might be double the cost, but 3x's faster. It would have to be downtown SF and LA stops and that's it. Not happening.

HST's aren't going work unless stops are about 100 miles apart minimum. You don't just go zero to 250mph in seconds. By the time you get to high speed you're breaking for a stop. Besides Gibraltar I don't recall an airport with a road through it. Now do 40 grade crossings with dip shit drivers. Gates won't work. You'd need those flip up metal barricades when the train is 2 miles away. There's another $2M and millions in maintenance ongoing.

We're a car centric country. That's okay. We help the trees grow. Knowing and living in the US my whole life, it will just turn into Greyhound 2.0 except train. They'll have to cut rates and service will be shit.

DOGEWontAmountToShit says

RWSGFY says

WWII ended 79 years ago.

Children fought on the Soviet side.

2-6 yo children? Fought? Wanna buy a bridge?

RWSGFY says

WWII ended 79 years ago. What "comrades" was he "meeting since WWII"? His kindergarden buddies?

Photo was taken in 2011.

DOGEWontAmountToShit says

Excerpt from Gary Gygax's FBI file:

Gygax was a huge mensch. Sadly he was surround by degens who blew all the money.

Patrick says

Women should not be police.

Women should not be field police on beats in predictably tough hoods or expected to subdue male perps (or even aggressive female perps).

However, their observational, undercover, and dogged investigation talents are necessary for police work otherwise. Face it, men just don't notice a lot of shit.

Ceffer says

Face it, men just don't notice a lot of shit.

Until we step in it.

Ceffer says

However, their observational, undercover, and dogged investigation talents are necessary for police work otherwise. Face it, men just don't notice a lot of shit.

Disagree here. The sheer number of single moms and their disregard for a dozen people from family to coworkers telling them to avoid people is a great argument against "Female Intuition" and "Emotional Intelligence".

Why women ARE needed as Office Cops are because: They're less willing to just believe other women, and people feel more comfortable around women, especially children.

Patrick says

Yes, that's a good map site. Looks to me like California could run two high-speed rail lines that at least break even. One from SF through San Jose down to LA toward the coast, and the other from Oakland through the Central Valley towns to LA.

What if we solved the air travel security problems/hassles so that you get to the airport 1/2 hour before your flight instead of wasting 2 hours. You might find that the cost of air travel on some of these standard routs is cheaper than that of a train with the huge up-front infrastructure costs and also some running costs.

SunnyvaleCA says

What if we solved the air travel security problems/hassles so that you get to the airport 1/2 hour before your flight instead of wasting 2 hours. You might find that the cost of air travel on some of these standard routs is cheaper than that of a train with the huge up-front infrastructure costs and also some running costs.

TSA Pre. I only get there two hours before for a drink(s). 30 minutes tops if I wanted to cut it close to boarding or sleep in a little longer for a morning flight. Traffic is a bigger concern than security when I travel.