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siegecrossbow said:

Probably should do one between Austin and San Antonio as a trial run.

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IMO, taking a train between Austin and San Antonio would not be worth it. I would just drive. It's only an hour. once you get to San Antonio, you would have to figure out how to get to places in town. Public transportation is notoriously bad in Texas. It would be more of a hassle for a such short drive, IMO.

It would not be such an issue in other cities on the east/west coast, where public transportation is good.

Yeah, I remember reading somewhere that Russia agreed to use the standard 1435mm gauge for the Chinese-Russian joint HSR lines. Did they change their mind or are we talking about a different line here?

There is talk of the Russians working on a Clone of Hyperloop.



The Fastest Existing HSR is about 240MPH or 380 KPH Hyperloop is supposed to be able to punch 600 MPH or 970KPH. This is as the "train" would actually be traveling in a low pressure environment.

Equation said:

But train can carry more and less hassle at the security line. Which is more enjoyable trip to travel, airplane or train (regional wise)? And when other countries sees this they would want one too.

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Exactly my thoughts. Trains are just a lot more comfortable and enjoyable overall compared to airplanes. When traveling throughout Europe, I will never opt to take an airplane if there is a comparable train alternative.

Not surprised by this news... the Chinese HSR deal for a route between Los Angeles and Las Vegas has been cancelled because federal regulations requires HSR trains be produced in the US.

AssassinsMace said:

Not surprised by this news... the Chinese HSR deal for a route between Los Angeles and Las Vegas has been cancelled because federal regulations requires HSR trains be produced in the US.

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There's no such thing as a HSR production trains manufacturer in the US. This Federal regulation is just an excuse to prevent any HSR producing nations from a monopolizing the US market because they know they can't compete in both quality and quantity.

Equation said:

There's no such thing as a HSR production trains manufacturer in the US. This Federal regulation is just an excuse to prevent any HSR producing nations from a monopolizing the US market because they know they can't compete in both quality and quantity.

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and the cost would be 3-5x more expensive, good luck with that .... interesting what Chinese responses would be

Equation said:

There's no such thing as a HSR production trains manufacturer in the US. This Federal regulation is just an excuse to prevent any HSR producing nations from a monopolizing the US market because they know they can't compete in both quality and quantity.

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Yes that's what the American partner noted that no one in the US makes HSR trains and urged the government to revise the regulations.

AssassinsMace said:

Yes that's what the American partner noted that no one in the US makes HSR trains and urged the government to revise the regulations.

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Aughhhh, most all western HSR manufacturer has a manufacturing facility within the states.
Nihon Sharyo is in Ritchie Court Illinois
Kawasaki Heavy is in Yonkers, NY and Lincoln, Nebraska
Siemens is in Sacramento, Ca
Alstroms is in Hornell, NY

Really?? So many HSR manufacturing facilities in the US, but they gave the contract to China, and then when it turns out that they need it to be made in the US, they called the whole thing off, lamenting that there are NO HSR manufacturing plants in the US? What are you guys, invisible? That's insulting! Did the Japanese try raising their hands? Maybe they didn't see you, so they picked China? LOLOLOL