To: Yaelle
*sigh* it’s NOT “high-speed”. It is standard 80mph possible. It is not an Acela or anything like that, just faster than FREIGHT.
This is COMMON scenario all over the country. Except for their NE Corridor, Amtrak does not own tracks but contracts with private freight lines. They do fine with that.
137 posted on
12/18/2017 1:24:59 PM PST by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
To: the OlLine Rebel
Ok, sorry, I know NOTHING about railroads. Except for that old song. I thought maybe a corner was cut.
138 posted on
12/18/2017 1:28:44 PM PST by
Yaelle
To: the OlLine Rebel
*sigh* it’s NOT “high-speed”. It is standard 80mph possible. It is not an Acela or anything like that, just faster than FREIGHT.Relax, Casey Jones. No one's saying it's a bullet train. :)
Wouldn't "high speed" be correct, relative to other passenger trains in that market, at least?
143 posted on
12/18/2017 1:53:28 PM PST by
newgeezer
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