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A high-speed rail from L.A. to Las Vegas? China says it's partnering with U.S. to build
LA Times ^ | September 17, 2015 | Julie Makinen

Posted on 09/17/2015 3:27:31 PM PDT by don-o

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To: nascarnation

I made that trip ONCE in four hours, and had all factors in my favor, including high winds that kept the CHP plane grounded. This was in ‘82, the population was at least 20% less, to boot. Six hours is much more like it, nowadays.

Thanks.


41 posted on 09/17/2015 10:12:35 PM PDT by jttpwalsh
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To: Excellence

Probably start in Apple Valley actually N. E. of the river.


42 posted on 09/17/2015 11:00:00 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (CA the sanctuary state for stupid.)
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To: Pelham

Because that would make sense.


43 posted on 09/17/2015 11:11:55 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Pelham

-— The freeway to Vegas is always crowded. So, yes. -—

I just looked at the interstate highway map and I can see that Vegas is on the trucking route from LA to Salt Lake City, Denver and Chicago. But freight won’t be going by high speed rail. I’m surprised that a lot of people travel from LA to Vegas. OTOH, building through a sparsely populated area is probably relatively inexpensive.

When I think of good places for high speed rail, I think of the Washington to Boston corridor, but building there is probably impossible these days.


44 posted on 09/18/2015 7:57:11 AM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: RIghtwardHo

-— Foreigners are buying our businesses and investing in, well, everything here because we don’t.

This is dangerous. -—

It makes us interdependent, which is a positive, stabilizing force.


45 posted on 09/18/2015 7:58:40 AM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas

At first I agree. but as time passes, they call the shots and own the infrastructure. Over time, certainly decades, it is a bloodless invasion. Once they own the “big pieces” you either do what they say or are “extinguished” in some form.

Sun Tzu. Avoid brute force if you can.


46 posted on 09/18/2015 8:57:23 AM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas

” I’m surprised that a lot of people travel from LA to Vegas.”

Lol. You do know that Vegas is packed with resort casinos? It’s one of the favorite vacation getaways for people in SoCal. The freeways to and from Vegas are absolutely packed on weekends and holidays. An LA to LV run will be heavily used.

This route makes far more sense than the LA to SF one that Brown is building- I’m sure that it was picked in order to funnel tax money to Democrat insiders who own land along that corridor.


47 posted on 09/18/2015 9:34:27 AM PDT by Pelham (Immigration is the 3rd world invasion. Deport them all)
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To: don-o

How many infrastructure jobs does the U.S. have in China that we own and operate?


48 posted on 09/18/2015 9:38:58 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: don-o

Las Vegas’ number one goal is to find a way to get that MONEY coming from the coast into and out of Vegas FASTER and easier.


49 posted on 09/18/2015 9:45:23 AM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: Pelham

-— You do know that Vegas is packed with resort casinos? It’s one of the favorite vacation getaways for people in SoCal. -—

I can’t understand the attraction 8-)

It seems like you have everything you could possibly want in So. Cal.


50 posted on 09/18/2015 11:19:09 AM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas

“It seems like you have everything you could possibly want in So. Cal.”

Gangs. Graffiti. Illegals. An all Democrat government.

We have it all.


51 posted on 09/18/2015 5:24:03 PM PDT by Pelham (Immigration is the 3rd world invasion. Deport them all)
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