I’m an enthusiast for high quality mass public transportation.
The train knit our country together.
Updating 19th technology though is quite expensive. In California, the automobile is king.
For distances up to two hours driving time, people prefer a car. More than that they will take a plane to get to their destination.
No gap has been identified that a hypothetical bullet train could fill more cheaply or reliably than existing modes of transportation provide.
Its just a political prestige project for politicians and special interests looking to build a moment to their vanity and greed.
That’s why I can’t get on board with something that will in all likelihood, never come to fruition.
The first leg in in the frickin desert. Are they crazy? oops, they are.