The dream of traveling really fast won't be a dream for long. The 1st phase of the project is expected to be finished in 2020. The train will connect L.A. to SF and this bullet train will be exceed 220mph!!! Total time travel is only two and half hours, twice as fast as a car. The projected cost of a one-way ticket is $55. Not bad, I think. I would pay for that.
"Last month the state came one step closer to building this mammoth project when it won over $2 billion in stimulus money from the federal government. " However, on the downside the expected cost of building such a train is estimated to around $40-50 billion. Ouch!
Well, considering where California is with its budget, I think the dream will remain a dream. I'm not being pessimistic. I'm just being pragmatic.
For more information on how and where the money is expected to come from, click enclosed link.
If California raises enough money to start this project, that would be a bonus because we are looking at hundreds of people needed to help build the bullet train. JOBS JOBS JOBS!!!! Let's get the cycle flowing and this time, in the right direction.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
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Wow that sounds really good at first (public transportation is good for the envrionment, less cars on the road, less time spent traveling...etc). But I know with huge projects like this the train would have to cut through neigborhoods and existing buildings which is a huge bummer for the owners. But in the long run this is probably a really good thing.
I might be paranoid but, to me, big, fast train with hundreds of miles of open railway spells disaster-waiting-to-happen. How are they going to organize security?
Whoa! This train is going to be extremely convenient! Although it may cost a lot to build this train, it's worth it. The train will benefit the environment because if individuals drive down to Los Angeles it takes about six hours. It will also prevent an increase in carbon emissions. In addition, the train will help our unemployment rate by giving people jobs.
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