I tried to make it fairly realistic. Obviously I would like HSR absolutely everywhere, but a line through middle of nowhere Montana probably would not see much ridership and would come at extreme cost (especially in the mountains).
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Where is that remindme bot from mastodon? I want to be reminded in 15 years, and see if any of these have come to fruition
Edit —— @remindme@mstdn.social 15 years
Only 15 years? you'll have to wait longer than that. There was talk about high-speed rail from KC to Omaha to Des Moines since the 1990s.