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18 years after Californians voted for High Speed Rail, with the SF-to-not-quite-LA segment still >12 years off, state is now exploring High Speed Buses to connect SF and LA in 3h at 140mph (225km/h) (gizmodo.com)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_High-Speed_Rail

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maps of China comparing amount of HSR in 2008 vs 2024

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[–] PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@anarchist.nexus 29 points 1 month ago (2 children)

AmeriKKKans will do literally anything other than build a fucking train

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

AmTruck

[–] babysmokesalot@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

but we have chatgippity? That is so much better