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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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[–] MoonMelon@lemmy.ml 21 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's pathetic, especially so because the busses will not happen either.

[–] derry@midwest.social 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Someone is going to get paid though

[–] babysmokesalot@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

fucking corpo sluts...