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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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[-] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Are high speed buses a thing? 225 km/h with presumably rubber tires? Seems like it would be even harder than building tried and true high speed rail.

Also post apocalyptic Australia did it first, they want their desert speeders back and to be witnessed.

[-] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 2 points 12 minutes ago

What if they fixed that issue by using metal wheels on a metal road?

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