The world leaping ahead of us, the U.S. still has no fast trains.

[the other mike]

China has the world’s fastest and largest high-speed rail network — more than 19,000 miles, the vast majority of which was built in the past decade. Japan’s bullet trains can reach nearly 200 miles per hour and date to the 1960s. They have moved more than 9 billion people without a single passenger causality. France began service of the high-speed TGV train in 1981 and the rest of Europe quickly followed.

But the U.S. has no true high-speed trains, aside from sections of Amtrak’s Acela line in the Northeast Corridor. The Acela can reach 150 mph for only 34 miles of its 457-mile span. Its average speed between New York and Boston is about 65 mph. California’s high-speed rail system is under construction, but whether it will ever get completed as intended is uncertain.



Sadly, the US is falling light years behind China.

 

[BlackFlag]

Americans don’t think ahead or care beyond short-term satisfaction

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Why would I take the train when I can jump on a plane?

 

[EvilCat Breath]

So?????

 

[theHawk]

China has the world’s fastest and largest high-speed rail network — more than 19,000 miles, the vast majority of which was built in the past decade. Japan’s bullet trains can reach nearly 200 miles per hour and date to the 1960s. They have moved more than 9 billion people without a single passenger causality. France began service of the high-speed TGV train in 1981 and the rest of Europe quickly followed.

But the U.S. has no true high-speed trains, aside from sections of Amtrak’s Acela line in the Northeast Corridor. The Acela can reach 150 mph for only 34 miles of its 457-mile span. Its average speed between New York and Boston is about 65 mph. California’s high-speed rail system is under construction, but whether it will ever get completed as intended is uncertain.



Sadly, the US is falling light years behind China.

That’s because we have superior freeways and Americans like being independent and free to drive their own cars. Not to mention trains never take you to and from you beginning and end destination, you always need a second mode of transportation just to get to the train.

Europe has a so called good high speed train system, yet it still sucks and is insanely expensive. Personally I’ve used the train a few times and in some specific cases is good to use, but usually it’s far faster and cheaper to just drive or fly to your destination.

 

[the other mike]

That’s because we have superior freeways and Americans like being independent and free to drive their own cars. Not to mention trains never take you to and from you beginning and end destination, you always need a second mode of transportation just to get to the train.

Europe has a so called good high speed train system, yet it still sucks and is insanely expensive. Personally I’ve used the train a few times and in some specific cases is good to use, but usually it’s far faster and cheaper to just drive or fly to your destination.

The video explains how you're wrong
but don't watch it. Just keep being wrong.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

China has the world’s fastest and largest high-speed rail network — more than 19,000 miles, the vast majority of which was built in the past decade. Japan’s bullet trains can reach nearly 200 miles per hour and date to the 1960s. They have moved more than 9 billion people without a single passenger causality. France began service of the high-speed TGV train in 1981 and the rest of Europe quickly followed.

But the U.S. has no true high-speed trains, aside from sections of Amtrak’s Acela line in the Northeast Corridor. The Acela can reach 150 mph for only 34 miles of its 457-mile span. Its average speed between New York and Boston is about 65 mph. California’s high-speed rail system is under construction, but whether it will ever get completed as intended is uncertain.



Sadly, the US is falling light years behind China.

That’s because we have superior freeways and Americans like being independent and free to drive their own cars. Not to mention trains never take you to and from you beginning and end destination, you always need a second mode of transportation just to get to the train.

Europe has a so called good high speed train system, yet it still sucks and is insanely expensive. Personally I’ve used the train a few times and in some specific cases is good to use, but usually it’s far faster and cheaper to just drive or fly to your destination.

Not to mention stops along the way to pick up passengers.
At least with a plane nonstops are available.

 

[Weatherman2020]

China has the world’s fastest and largest high-speed rail network — more than 19,000 miles, the vast majority of which was built in the past decade. Japan’s bullet trains can reach nearly 200 miles per hour and date to the 1960s. They have moved more than 9 billion people without a single passenger causality. France began service of the high-speed TGV train in 1981 and the rest of Europe quickly followed.

But the U.S. has no true high-speed trains, aside from sections of Amtrak’s Acela line in the Northeast Corridor. The Acela can reach 150 mph for only 34 miles of its 457-mile span. Its average speed between New York and Boston is about 65 mph. California’s high-speed rail system is under construction, but whether it will ever get completed as intended is uncertain.



Sadly, the US is falling light years behind China.

Americans love liberty.
Not government telling us when and when not we can travel.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

That’s because we have superior freeways and Americans like being independent and free to drive their own cars. Not to mention trains never take you to and from you beginning and end destination, you always need a second mode of transportation just to get to the train.

Europe has a so called good high speed train system, yet it still sucks and is insanely expensive. Personally I’ve used the train a few times and in some specific cases is good to use, but usually it’s far faster and cheaper to just drive or fly to your destination.

The video explains how you're wrong
but don't watch it. Just keep being wrong.

How often do you ride a train?

 

[JWBooth]

China has the world’s fastest and largest high-speed rail network — more than 19,000 miles, the vast majority of which was built in the past decade. Japan’s bullet trains can reach nearly 200 miles per hour and date to the 1960s. They have moved more than 9 billion people without a single passenger causality. France began service of the high-speed TGV train in 1981 and the rest of Europe quickly followed.

But the U.S. has no true high-speed trains, aside from sections of Amtrak’s Acela line in the Northeast Corridor. The Acela can reach 150 mph for only 34 miles of its 457-mile span. Its average speed between New York and Boston is about 65 mph. California’s high-speed rail system is under construction, but whether it will ever get completed as intended is uncertain.



Sadly, the US is falling light years behind China.

There are no personal property rights or imminent domain issues in China.
California is having to abandon sections of it's high speed rail due to massive cost overruns (corruption).

 

[peach174]

Americans like their individual freedom.
They don't like being herded like cattle into small confinements, like trains.
They enjoy driving and seeing our country.
They like stopping when they want to, not a train scheduled stops.

 

[WillMunny]

When will you liberals learn it's a matter of geography? The interstate distances in the United States are so massive (compared to small countries w/ high-speed trains) that long distance trains will never - and I mean NEVER - make a profit in America because it simply takes too long. That's why the airline industry will always have a massive, gargantuan hegemony over long-distance travel in this country. Our airline industry is so massive, why would we really need trains to get around the country anyway? It would be like trying to sell a horse-drawn carriage at a car lot. Plus, if you shop around you can find very cheap flights to other parts of the country. In some cases, even cheaper than Amtrak.

Despite it's almost-as-expensive-as-flying high fares, Amtrak has been a money-loser since it first appeared in 1971. Long-distance passenger trains in America always run in the red, not the black. I call Amtrak trains "hippo wagons" because so many of its passengers are such morbidly obese, gelatinous "islands unto themselves" they can't fit in a narrow airplane seat (Amtrak coach seats are twice as large).

 

[Mike Dwight]

Lucky Chinese be like Half Life 2 Life. One-Child Policy! One-Child Policy!

 

[Manonthestreet]

I blame CA

 

[westwall]

China has the world’s fastest and largest high-speed rail network — more than 19,000 miles, the vast majority of which was built in the past decade. Japan’s bullet trains can reach nearly 200 miles per hour and date to the 1960s. They have moved more than 9 billion people without a single passenger causality. France began service of the high-speed TGV train in 1981 and the rest of Europe quickly followed.

But the U.S. has no true high-speed trains, aside from sections of Amtrak’s Acela line in the Northeast Corridor. The Acela can reach 150 mph for only 34 miles of its 457-mile span. Its average speed between New York and Boston is about 65 mph. California’s high-speed rail system is under construction, but whether it will ever get completed as intended is uncertain.



Sadly, the US is falling light years behind China.

Who cares. High speed trains the world over are losers. There are only TWO lines in the entire world that actually can pay for themselves. Want to know some other things that China has that we don't? No labor laws, no pollution control laws, no freedom of speech, no native airline production capability, the car manufacturing is a joke. I will take the USA, and no trains, over China, and their fast trains, any day of the week.

 

[theHawk]

That’s because we have superior freeways and Americans like being independent and free to drive their own cars. Not to mention trains never take you to and from you beginning and end destination, you always need a second mode of transportation just to get to the train.

Europe has a so called good high speed train system, yet it still sucks and is insanely expensive. Personally I’ve used the train a few times and in some specific cases is good to use, but usually it’s far faster and cheaper to just drive or fly to your destination.

The video explains how you're wrong
but don't watch it. Just keep being wrong.

It’s all propaganda crap from globalists and statists that want the little people to conform and use public transportation.

If rail is so fucking good, then it would be all over the place in America. At one time it was, then it was replaced with aircraft and highways, because that was even better.

Everyone always says that Germany’s rail system is one of the best. I’ve lived here for many years now, and I can tell you it sucks ass. You still need to drive to a train station, and in a big city pay an absurd amount for parking by the hour. Or take a taxi which is expensive as fuck as well, because you know, you have to pay for their healthcare and paid vacations, and the country bans Uber. Then there is the cost. It’s far cheaper to just drive somewhere close than to pay for round trip tickets. The time tables always suck, you have to wait for connections, and of course there are delays and redirects all the time.

If you are traveling far, especially to another country, it’s always far cheaper and faster to fly.

But hey, we all don’t know any better. It’s a good thing we got people like you to tell us what’s best for us.

 

[the other mike]

... all propaganda crap .

From big oil, ,big rubber, big concrete/asphalt, big auto and Teamsters.

 

[Deplorable Yankee]

i can hop on a lil commuter plane for 50 to 100 one way to newark 4 to 5 hours
i can drive to the holland tunnel in 12 ...ive done both ....drive is less than 2 tanks of gas
the drive nothing but cows farms all the way to the Pennsylvania turnpike ...im not kidding

theirs no train to Nashville from here either
i think the nearest amtrak is like 200 miles away ...could be 300
and thiers no need for one

 

[Anathema]

There is no legitimate power for Amtrak to even exist, never mind spend Billions of dollars on something the vast majority of US Citizens will not use.

The fact that no PRIVATE company is willing to invest money in this idea shows that there is no practical option or public interest in such a service.

 

[the other mike]

Who cares. High speed trains the world over are losers. There are only TWO lines in the entire world that actually can pay for themselves. Want to know some other things that China has that we don't? No labor laws, no pollution control laws, no freedom of speech, no native airline production capability, the car manufacturing is a joke. I will take the USA, and no trains, over China, and their fast trains, any day of the week.

When gas is $10 a gallon you'll start caring and China will be laughing.