:popcorn:Yeah scam city, however, if just freight shots 100m 200m long. using whatever..say, mag-lev, and a sealed tunnel to prevent theft.There would be huge profits. The real difficulty around the world is finding a place to lay any length of rail today. Too much land owned, too much NIMBY, too much incredible costs for eminent domain.
The US cannot even get high speed trains...not even over 100MPH simple because of the above reasons. California might happen by, what?< 2050? 2150? LOL. New York to Washington DC, almost 100mph, standard trains. Pittsburgh to Phily is is? initially claimed to do Chicago to Phily... never happened.
In Africa? in a dictatorship? Yes, China. It's simply building any railway of length.
Imagine a puff firing freight from SF-Bat Area to LA. with mag-lev support...whatever, remove drivers, engineer. move at as little 100mph. reduce cost from 18 wheeler diesel trucks or diesel electric trains. Hugs profit. and here's the best part HD steel tubes, to prevent hi jacking!! LOL
Lived in S Colo. Know Pueblo..considered the US capital of steel making. Property cheap and empty. Owned some land there once. held for twenty years. zero increase until early 2000's when plans to build a couple of super dams to feed all of SE Colorado. Sold, Native American's blocked any dam making, and real estate dropped to 1980 value.
Anyone think we can get a simple HS train built? in USA, in Europe outside of France? UK continent, or Ireland? Korea? Japan is building another line. Maybe an Aussie single shot from eastern seaboard to Perth...Sadly, that would really screw any who remain in between.