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		marssaxman on Aug 6, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why is it so hard for the U.S. to build quality tr... High speed rail from SF to LA is more than a suggestion, it's an active megaproject which broke ground nine years ago: https://hsr.ca.gov/

AnimalMuppet on Aug 6, 2024 [–]

Yeah. I'm not sure that it will be rideable from SF to LA in my lifetime (even with generous values of "SF" and "LA").

So, yeah, they're working on it... at a glacial pace. And they haven't even gotten to the hard parts yet.

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