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[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

The US will never have true high speed rail because they would rather deliver maximum profit to shareholders than acturally improve anything, thats why in a decade from now China will probrally still have a pretty good standard of living while the US will become a fascist undeveloped hellhole.

[–] dondelelcaro@lemmy.world -5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They're going to be laying track in California in 2026. The roadway has been completed for 170 miles, and the environmental impacts completed for the entire phase one.

It's slow and expensive, but it's happening.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Sure they will. Any day now, right?

[–] dondelelcaro@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

They just recently approved (November 26) the 3.5 billion USD RFP for track and systems, and the rail head for it is finally complete. So sometime in 2026 they will start laying track.