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TGV/ICE electric HSR trains average 186 mph, whereas the Jet Train is rated at 150 mph. HSR is costing over $12 million a mile in Florida, from Orlando to Tampa, and up to $20 million a mile projected between Palm Beach and Miami. The big difference in costs relate to the terrain, almost all of the planned HSR between Palm Beach and Miami will be elevated, whereas that is not the case from Orlando to Tampa, which will be mostly grade level.... These numbers are from the Florida HSR website.... Florida has decided to use the Jet Train instead of electricity, saving $3 million a mile.... Florida is also saving a lot of money by using freeway and turnpike real estate..... As I have posted in the past, a 7 to 8 thousand mile network of HSR could be built for less than $100 billion. This network could consist of extending the NEC to Miami, and branching off the NEC from Philadelphia to Chicago. This is around 2,000 miles. I suggest that both lines be linked to Texas from Chicago and from either Atlanta or Jacksonville. This is around 4,500 miles if the Texas lines include a T connection between Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio near Temple. Another line could be built from Chicago to Atlanta/Jacksonville, and on the west coast between LA and the Bay Area, and from Portland to Vancouver. This is close to 6,000 miles. Several other short lines could be built to Minneapolis, Detroit, Kansas City, Montreal, and Toronto..., An federal airport and highway spending moratorium of just two years could finance this network.... My map: http://homepage.mac.com/donclark/.Public/DonHSR.jpg
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