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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).
I mean I'm down for leaving Utah and Idaho disconnected from the network (and they probably like it that way too) but isn't there this big railway going through Utah already?
Yeah, it's just not high-speed. Not mapped are all the many other non-HSR rail lines you would expect as part of a complete system.
I like the one line between Edmonton and Calgary. Mostly for how accurate it would be. I live in the middle of that forest in the North West of the picture and while a passenger train technically exists, it is intentionally inconvenient for some reason- requiring at least one night stay in a National Park.
Public transport has been a nightmare for a long time but having Greyhound shut down on us made it impossible to travel anywhere without a car.
Canada is actually making bank because their pacific nw to midwest rail system is better than US ports so a publicly owned mixed traffic route from WA or OR to the great lakes is needed to compete with canada for shipping traffic.
California is building HSR to cover the state. It's just taking forever.
@remindme@mstd.social in 5478 days
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.
They always ignore the Rio Grande Valley in favor of Laredo.
As someone in New England whose extended family lives on the Idaho/Montana border, I’d remain blissfully boned for travel options.
Otherwise, love the design.
None of those go anywhere thear any place I need to be or current live. I would still need a car or plane to get to the damn train!
@remindme@mstd.social in 5478 days
I’d love one from KC through SGF down to FL.