norcal to socal one is in limbo due to cost and farmers, socal to vegas one is federally funded (because interstate) and travels through a desert so there would be very little challenges when it comes to land disputes for that train.

[+] RedClouds@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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[–] Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

did you just profile me and assumed that i had anything against chinas rails? i havent even mentioned china once in my statement (previously a lemmy.ml user who only moved off it due to the non transparency of how anisocial got blocked for "pedo" without evidence)

[–] RedClouds@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Sorry, you have to admit that we get a lot of trolls coming in like that. At any rate, that comment was on the edge of trolling or being serious, and I wasn't sure. I assumed the worst. I'll take my response down.

My more honest response is this: EIther one. I still think Cali won't get it done before Vietnam will. It seems like costs always go up for no real reason, and negotiations are always a barrier, regardeless of location. Frankly with the hyperloop derailing HSR in california (Pun intended) so easily, I can see some other reason popping up, even for a realtively "easy" rail build.