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Huge costs, and not much benefit from even fuel savings; too much flat terrain needing only partial power from the locos, which are there only for 'peak' needs. So it's not justified by the economics - cost/ benefit, rate of return, etc.
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BaltACD CSSHEGEWISCH What do you propose to use for money? Wall money.
CSSHEGEWISCH What do you propose to use for money?
Wall money.
Balt, that's hilarious!
Chicago-New York Electric Air Line Railroad. Proposed in 1905 as a 742 mile, straight-line, high speed route, without crossings; estimated ten hours travel time at a cost of ten dollars. Just under twenty miles, between La Porte and Chesterton, were constructed, 1906-1911.
http://www.howderfamily.com/blog/chicago-ny-railroad/
Over 110 years of waiting and still not likely to happen anytime soon.
CSSHEGEWISCHWhat do you propose to use for money?
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
5 questions for you. First how do you propose to pay for this private public partnerships or make the railroads pay for it via an unfunded mandate. 2nd how will you maintain doublestack clearence for the freight railroads plus allow for overhead unloading of IM containers and trailers. 3rd what will the power source be for the engines. Will it be coal nuclear natural gas or green power. 4th are you talking new consturction or using exsisting ROW's. Lastly how are you going to grade separate all those crossings.
What do you propose to use for money?
Why should the Northeast have all the fun and money? How can we just miss 1/4 the US population between NY and Chicago via Upstate NY and Ohio and not have high speed trains? What would the middle of PA look like if the PRR had not run out of money and wired the Keystone thru Horseshoe Tunnel all the way to Cleveland? Since we can only afford one or the other there are 11 Citys over 100,000 people on the Water Leval Route but the route thru Pittsburgh is faster and growth due to such a line might make up for it. Current proposals for Midwest High Speed rail are increamental. Let us either electrifie current NYC or PRR routes track and then up grade tracks later or as needed.
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