Is America Finally On Track With High-Speed Rail?

Could the construction of a high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston finally mark the start of a new chapter in American mobility? For more by The B1M subscribe now: ow.ly/GxW7y
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[@CASHKEZ]

I can't describe how grateful I am for this channel to exist. Giving the information in such a professional and entertaining way makes it so much more interesting. Thank you, again.

[@jaden-cc5vp]

exactly

[@derekc5175]

Dude needs to talk faster though. I really enjoy the content of these videos overall but I've stopped watching because the amount of information I get per minute of video is just atrocious.

[@aaronstephen103]

Derek Crain set the speed on 1.5x

[@avinashdhangar4468]

Very nice

[@georgeplagianos6487]

@@aaronstephen103 thanks for the suggestion Aaron you're right he speaks faster at 1.5 but doesn't sound funny when talkin quicker

[@Amigps01]

I always laugh at the "it'll ruin our environment" argument against building train tracks through land. So what? Having a giant 6 lane highway running through the country side that's probably over 100 feet wide is somehow less impactful than a 30 foot wide lane of double train tracks? Oh please.

[@osraikar3283]

and that too, Which can carry a train having people equivalent to 600 cars at a time

[@ChickenOfMajesty]

For the majority of the outcries, it's likely they know they might be able to get a better deal from the rail company for their land. It's a bargaining tactic.

[@FELiPES101]

you have to remember that most likely these people are from very rural areas where neighbors are miles apart and they never see cars/trains so of course they are going to have an issue with anything other than what is currently there...a train would be lowering their quality of life so the question becomes what amount of money are they going to take to sacrifice that quality...that is why things never get done and cost 10x what is projected

[@carholic-sz3qv]

FELiPES101 electric trains are very quiet compared to normal diesel train

[@hoixthegreat8359]

@@carholic-sz3qv yeah, but you've still got your land cut in two. The other half is useless as you can't access it, and you now don't have enough land to farm your cows/sheep/wheat on. Of course they'll be annoyed.

[@bauernkind8595]

General Motors don't like this trick.

[@Omar-em7rl]

they also don't like electric cars, yet still wanted in on it after crushing all of their own EV1 Electric cars 15 years ago. if only they weren't so greedy, they could have been the Tesla of today.

[@bandvitromaniaios1307]

Omar T yup

[@MichaelDodge27]

Who cares what GM wants anyways, they gutted their org within the US, so are they even American anymore?

[@bandvitromaniaios1307]

Michael Dodge well yeah but not at the same time.

[@NikhilDeshpandeSohamDeshpande]

Don’t forget Boeing

[@pieal7368]

“Their are fears that the line would disrupt the local environment” Well thats never stoped Texas before...

[@fwl8871]

PieAl7 hell yeah TEXAS BABY

[@imnotyourunicorn91]

Lol true

[@mmoarchives2542]

texas is set to become the most efficient, most cleanest state in the US within the next 25 years

[@Muser0168]

there not their, PieAl7 most clean/cleanest not most cleanest, MMO Archives

[@harbymastopia9635]

Car companies: I totally agree!

[@mozillaproxima4941]

By the time the U.S. catches up to high-speed rail, the Japanese would have a network of teleportation portals as common as vending machines are over there.

[@alaindumas1824]

They won't but the Chuo maglev will float between Tokyo and Nagoya.

[@DacLMK]

At least American trains aren't from the 1950s like they are in my country.

[@WilliamJones-Halibut-vq1fs]

Spain has 5 times more high speed rail (over 200mph) than japan. Spain can’t pay back the loans it took to build this, it can’t pay for the maintenance nor even the operating costs. Japan only builds Shinkansen between two big wealthy cities that can can afford the fares and generates the traffic and revenue. There are idiots in America, just like there were in Spain, who want to use subsidised Government money to build high speed rail. It’s a tragedy waiting to happen.

[@acedia4490]

@@WilliamJones-Halibut-vq1fs The Spanish high speed lines are actually profitable for the private operators. However the initial infrastructure investment has been written off by the government, and was meant to give widespread social benefits rather than giving the government a thicc profit. However the tickets are rather expensive, so it's mostly used by the well-to-do and business travelers.

[@Merthalophor]

@@WilliamJones-Halibut-vq1fs Public transportation is much more scalable than private vehicles. Imagine what could be achieved if we'd allocate even a fraction of all the money that is spent every year on cars and their maintenance into public transport. How much less co2 would be produced. Cars are a good method of transportation for rural areas where pt is not feasable. In cities, they cause pollution, use to much space and are completely superfluous. If 10'000 people travel to the same block, it doesn't make sense that everyone has their own steering wheel, doors, ac, heater, motor, tires. It's ludicrous. The only reason PT isn't widely established in the US is because of its degrading culture and liberalistic system - in other words, because there are a few wealthy individuals in the car industry who don't give a fuck about anything other than money and power, and because the US system allows them to lobby to the point where no other solutions are even considered.

[@winaandtimetraveler1788]

in more than 50 years over 10 billion passengers and 0 injury or loose of life, this is really amazing for Japanese Shinkansen

[@admusic7907]

Very Impressive ...I wish all government around the world can always do what's right.

[@bandvitromaniaios1307]

AD Music *caugh* *caugh* China *caugh* *caugh*

[@Vysair]

10 billion total passenger not unique passenger. Meh

[@RidinDirtyRollinBurnouts]

unauthorized user why don't you Google it stupid, they've never lost a passenger on a shinkansen

[@lourencovieira313]

DEBT intensifies

[@csxfan_]

I love the name "Texas Central". It Harkens back to the naming conventions of old US railroads that used to connect the country.

[@gotworc]

bruh I wish the US had high speed rail ways like imagine being able to ride a train for 6 hours and get from LA to New York for less than half the price it would cost for a plane

[@617edoub]

@@gotworc 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣 new York to LA in 6 hrs? How?

[@skyrockhou6325]

By taking the train to the airport lmao

[@617edoub]

@@skyrockhou6325 🤣🤣🤣

[@Maverickgouda]

You laugh now! Never know. We miiiiight achieve a nyc to dc hyper loop within this century-slim chance. As for now, hsr projects target distances in the space between drivable & plane-worthy. Already fast plane speed & 5h flight la to nyc

[@minecrafter897]

One of the first steps is to get rid of the terrible reputation behind trains in America. Amtrak is terrible and people see it just above bus travel in terms of prestige. It’s got the stigma of the “poor people, alcoholics and drug addicts” ride it (at least in the Midwest where they’re not typically used as commuter trains). It also doesn’t help that they’re almost never on time because they use freight tracks and the freight trains take priority and the interior of the trains looks straight out of the 70s. I mean honestly, switching the lights to LEDs (making it feel less like a dungeon) and changing the carpet and curtains would go a long way to making the experience better. The sad thing is, I‘ve seen reports that in terms of the younger generation (millennials to present) wouldn’t mind train travel if it were modernized for multiple reasons. I personally would be more inclined to take a 4 hour train trip instead of a short flight just to avoid the airport.

[@yoRockstardude134]

Do I know you...?

[@markmccleskey6609]

The stigma around trains is a bit ironic considering they are the same price if not a lot more expensive than planes, and with a much longer travel time. They need to cut the costs of tickets if they want anybody to start using it as a primary form of transportation. I would rather take a scenic and longer route on a train but it's not realistic financially.

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

In Washington priorities, Amtrak is an orphan (like PBS).

[@MindBodySoulOk]

@@Blaqjaqshellaq Good because the government doesn't need to be in the business of trains.

[@PkrBarMovie]

Amtrak's ridership has been on a steady rise for the last 10 years and the trains are rarely late.

[@jahzd4028]

AMERICA IS ABOUT 50 YEARS BEHIND ON HIGH SPEED RAIL!

[@JeffDeWitt]

@Daan Made in Holland It sounds like the Chinese aren't going to be building any more (German) maglev trains and are sticking to more conventional trains in the future.

[@JeffDeWitt]

@Daan Made in Holland And they don't care who or what is in the way, totalitarian governments are like that. But from what I've been reading it's unlikely they will be extending the maglev, if you know something different please let me know.

[@noahg4369]

Daan Made in Holland china’s land is owned by the government, all of it. They don’t have private land owners to deal with.

[@grizzlygrizzle]

Europe and much of Asia were destroyed by WW II and had to be re-built, with newer stuff. America wasn't. And post-war, America was too busy with the Marshall plan and other trade deals that tried to bring the benefits of democracy and capitalism to much of the world to take care of its own infrastructure.

[@jossdionne9810]

Rather say, Not there at all.

[@scott7224]

"Is America Finally On Track With High-Speed Rail? " I see what you did there.

[@amranium]

on track...wow

[@TheLiamster]

I hope so. It’s about time we got high speed rail.

[@user-vv7ir1pl4j]

Liam Walsh hahah no it’s gonna cost the national debt x100

[@josephmiele2277]

So would anything else. I know what to do! We can take money out of our attack budget and pay for infrastructure upgrades!

[@remkoburger6595]

@@josephmiele2277 Not to mention the top 1%. They have more than half of the money, soooooo

[@Hunters61]

@@user-vv7ir1pl4j Not if it's privately paid for (which we can hope for)

[@bbolin5626]

Adromedox So a train going 200mph is 19th century? And last I checked, the Hyperloop is currently in development.

[@MrMattumbo]

People don't give Texas enough credit, for example, they also have the largest adoption of renewables in the country thanks to a modernized cross-state high voltage grid and an opt-in program for consumers to choose what type of power source they want to use incentivizing renewable expansion. Combined with the state's good location for solar and wind on either side of the state, and them not being connected to their neighbor states' grids making the politics easier, they've become a national leader in renewable energy adoption despite being home to the oil and gas industry. Free markets and smart infrastructure development FTW!

[@uhohhotdog]

You can’t promote free markets while also promoting government infrastructure

[@MrMattumbo]

@@uhohhotdog Why not? There's a place for both within a free market, the government has a role to play and infrastructure is its main one. Free market does not have to mean radical libertarian dystopia.

[@MrMattumbo]

@Stephen Morton You got numbers to back that up or are you just talking out of your ass?

[@HerreDePerre]

MrMattumbo renewable energy is a scam. Nuclear power is the most economical and the best for the environment.

[@florisheld]

@@HerreDePerre FIrst of all renawables are not a 'scam' nuclear power requires massive upfront investment and the ROI is meager. Also public support for nuclear power is immensely low, so the chance of new nuclear reactors being built is very small. Whilst I completely agree that nuclear should be one of the ways we start powering our countries and cities, I do think other renewable energy sources also should and will play a big part in our energy transition.

[@smanasalam]

You forgot 10 Billion passengers over 50 years in an active seismic zone

[@rickymack01]

Your name is too long, shorten it.

[@conradmcdougall3629]

@@ppslayergod69xd96 You are truly stupid. I hope you are trolling

[@HuyLy94]

@@ppslayergod69xd96 Here's a fun fact - 3.5 million passengers use Shinjuku Station in Tokyo daily, which means 1.27 billion passengers use the station per year.

[@Michael-uh2zy]

you forgot something too: 10 billion passengers over 50 years in an active seismic zone without any casualties

[@mrsmucha]

@@aaronjeung2210 Awesome!

[@rrstne]

I would love to use the train more, honestly the most convenient form of travel

[@italia689]

*NYC Subway excluded, yes.

[@sl600rt]

Until ridership goes up and the TSA gets involved. Then the ease of the stations goes away. Taking away the thing that makes it time competitive with in certain distances.

[@KRYMauL]

@@sl600rt The TSA has no business on trains because it would only take out all the short distance flights and long car rides that nobody likes.

[@sl600rt]

@@KRYMauL tsa has the authority. It's just a matter of time.

[@ZainKhan-sm8gr]

I'm a college student in Dallas, Texas. I remember meeting one of the Japanese engineers working on this project, while commuting back home. He was clearly frustrated with Southern attitude towards public transport projects and the jarring bureaucracy that they have to deal with in order to get land permits for the construction. America needs a change in mindset and clearly a change in priorities. China is putting the system to shame by (a) being Authoritarian but (b) executing large infrastructure projects with superb efficiency. Come on US, we can do better than this!

[@How2walkthroughsAB]

"executing large infrastructure projects with superb efficiency" I'll give you that they do build on impressive scale but efficiency or practicality for some of their projects not so much. Massive amount of funds get lost along the chain due to corruption. They just have a lot of public money to throw around because of (a).

[@warrenash5370]

Americans love and won't give up their cars. You are fighting a losing battle. Would rather have a pickup that have a train. Can't take the train to the store.

[@KrishnaDasLessons]

Warren Ash Well you can if there was a station right next to the store. It is pretty much the same case with roads. If roads weren't as expansive then we would have the same situation with trains today. However I do understand the logic here, and for those "last mile" types of situation, transport methods like scooters, biking, or just plain walking can work.

[@test-mm7bv]

the issue is legal, not technical - even in texas apparently japan's federal laws override local property laws that's why they can build so effectively (and without chinese corruption or shoddy work)

[@budyeddi5814]

Nobody is trying to replace your Ram 2500 with a highspeed rail system. And why mention the corner store? That's not how any of this works

[@dumkopf]

I remember voting for California high speed rail to be implemented. They've made hardly a breath of progress. This Texas project is aiming to be finished sooner, and not as a government project? Imagine if Texas got their high speed rail operational more quickly than California.

[@joshuaandino]

That will most likely happen. But first the private rail company will have to get pass people who are AGAINST high speed rail. There is a fight in Texas right now, and I am hoping Texas actually gets that train built.

[@eriklakeland3857]

California has the disadvantages you pointed out, but their bullet train has some of the longest train tunnels in the world, hella viaducts, mountainous terrain, and the San Andreas Fault to deal with. Texas Central will be speeding across the vast plains of Texas.

[@wolverinesfight1213]

California is a Democrat-controlled state. The Democrats have no political opposition and have no excuse why this high-speed rail project has not yet completed and under budget...except that many Democrats are becoming wealthy with billions and billions of disappearing tax revenue. Today's Democratic Party is corrupt. Things can't move forward as long as the corrupt Democratic Party remain in power. #WalkAway

[@wolverinesfight1213]

@B Babbich ... You mean they need Trump. Something tells me President Trump will have completed his border wall long before California completes its high speed railway.

[@wolverinesfight1213]

@B Babbich The project was sold to voters with a projected cost of $40 billion in 2008 with a year 2028 completion date, and a $55 one-way Los Angeles to San Francisco fare. In 2012 the Authority re-estimated the project's year-of-expenditure cost at $68.4 billion with the cost of a fare from LA to San Francisco rising to $86. In March 2018, the Authority revised its estimate again to $98.1 billion, pushing initial service to to the year 2033. We're no closer to completion so how did the Democrats spend all that money?

[@Thhrhshrgsh]

As a North Texan, I’m an avid supporter of Texas Central and the progress being made every single day, but it’s bewildering that many people in Central Texas and especially those nowhere near the route are fighting the next advancement in America’s transportation with misinformation and propaganda. Support Texas Central and #BuildThisTrain #YallAboard !🚅 🚝

[@illegalalien6542]

Because Americans love to bitch about their land and "RIGHTS". You also have crooked lobbyists in GM and the airline industry who pretty much own Congress and spread lies and propaganda to kill any new ideas and attempts

[@skygge1006]

@@illegalalien6542 the best part it’s they argue how they should eliminate choices for transportation to increase freedom.

[@L33tSkE3t]

Look up the Koch brothers, they have spent hundreds of millions on lobbying against Mass Transit and rail project for decades because they are heavily invested in automotive tech and oil. That’s why the U.S. doesn’t have Light Rail. The U.S. actually already has a massive rail network but, 80% of it is used for cargo and Unless you live in the northeast corridor of Philly New York Boston and DC or in California, Rail is just not worth using as it’s really slow and outdated. In the NE corridor though, the Acela travels at 150 mpg so you can literally say work in New York and live in Philly

[@mireilledavidson9427]

They should just call in the Japanese and it will get done.

[@drdewott9154]

Which is what they're trying to do. A good chunk of the consultants in this project come from JR east, one of the big Japanese railroad companies, that run various Shinkanzen services.

[@keffinsg]

The main obstacles are not technical. It is political and societal will. Lets revisit this topic in a decade, and Americans will still be just talking about it.

[@petercrisp4543]

If they want the job done really well they should call in British Rail as they always do a wonderful job with zero delays or cost overruns.

[@paulinbrooklyn]

Vatsavai Venkata Satya mangapathi raju it looks like Peter Crisp’s sarcasm font didn’t render properly on your device. Update your OS perhaps?

[@firstjedi2]

call the chinese, it will done and for fraction of the Japanese price

[@crosbyking5665]

As a former Houstonian, I'm really looking forward to seeing this completed. I'll certainly take it for a spin.

[@dejorgensen10]

I'm actually working on building the Virgin Trains USA rail line from Orlando, FL to Miami, FL.

[@alfredolumba7936]

Florida really gets no credit for that work. And at least the republican led government hasn't been trying to stone wall it like Texas’s has.

[@jacarbaj]

I’m working on the Virgin Trains USA rail line to Las Vegas! Small world.

[@dejorgensen10]

@@alfredolumba7936 Bid for the Orlando- Disney-Tampa line, starts in August I do believe.

[@Anomize23]

Joseph Carbajal i’m just curious about the information for the rail line to Las Vegas is that starting anywhere or is the ball rolling?

[@KRYMauL]

@@alfredolumba7936 The California line is trying to create jobs instead of trying to make a rail line. The Central Texas Railway and Virgin Trains companies are trying to build a railroad and not create jobs. Honestly the tech industry screwed California so much that every public works project needs to be a job creation tool because of the price of land in California.

[@Obiterarbiter]

I hope that this can be a positive case study for the implementation of high speed rail across North America. If it can be done in Texas, surely it can be done elsewhere in the Country.

[@LikeATreeOnAMountain]

**cough** California **cough**

[@lupowins]

Peter Mate It is easier in that part of TX since it’s not as densely populated. We will never get one along the NEC where it is needed and be most effective. Acela is nice, but it’s not HSR.

[@Obiterarbiter]

@Craig F. Thompson aweh, come on Craig. Do you really need to be so vulgar?

[@ronclark9724]

@@LikeATreeOnAMountain Apparently not in California. California chose to go nearly a hundred miles out of the way to run the high speed line through very expensive real estate in cities... Texas chose to follow a transmission line corridor most of the way through rural cheap real estate...

[@ronclark9724]

@@lupowins No, the northeast corridor has the Amtrak Acela main line. And even that line has very few miles of open real estate to build a new HSR line adjacent to that right of way... Urban sprawl surrounds most of that route...

[@nathanf.6783]

As we have come to expect: more great work from the B1M!!! I am Always excited when a new video drops because I know I am about to be enlightened and entertained. Imagine my excitement this morning when I also learn that, as a Texas resident, this video is of specific relevance. Thanks B1M for the special treat!!!

[@JScot92]

No excuses America: Washington D.C to Boston (via NYC) - 438miles and takes 6hrs 33 minutes (fastest Acela) Paris to Marseille - 481miles and takes 3hrs 07mins (fastest TGV)

[@gerrard1144]

Shorter distance, longer ride, thats how americans do it baby!

[@paulinbrooklyn]

To be fair (and I write as a strong supporter of the establishment as a credible, widespread high-speed passenger rail network in the US), Acela was never touted as a state of the art high-speed rail service, just faster and better than the existing Northeast Corridor service with premium pricing designed to compete with the air shuttle services. And, when one factors in travel times to and from the relevant airports and some cushion at the departure point for going through security, city center to city center travel times between Boston and NYC and between NYC and DC are comparable. And price and time can be compellingly in favor of Acela for travel between, say, Stamford, CT, and Philly. I don’t know the numbers, but it must be the case that Acela carries very few passengers the entire 438 miles you refer to, as it is not competitive with air travel either for time or price. So, in some sense, the time comparisons you provide are about as relevant as comparing the gas mileage in your Tesla with my 2002 BMW E39 M5. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGaVoJedoLeretU.

[@sashingopaul3111]

JScot92 the tracks running between DC and Boston aren’t capable of the same operating speeds as the TGV

[@JScot92]

@@paulinbrooklyn My point is that a proper high speed network in the US northeast would be viable. France has pretty much all its major cities within easy reach of Paris thanks to TGV. Nantes is 2.5hrs Bordeaux is 2 hrs 15 mins Lyon is under 2hrs!!!! If France can connect Paris with Bordeaux (2 million in metro region) surely the US can connect NYC with D.C (6million in metro region) with a proper high speed rail line.

[@hydehouse]

Doing it via a private company is the key. The gov’t is incapable.

[@scanida5070]

As a german, I'm shocked to see that passenger rail service is almost dead in the U.S... Here in germany, it's pretty normal for a train to go 160 km/h or even 330 km/h... I wish you all a "Viel Glück" on completing your ambicious plan's! :D

[@KiraDaBeastNY]

As a New Yorker I love trains. I wish more Americans would lobby to invest in infrastructure like this. It would be great for low income people to have efficient public metro systems in cities, and between cities. Mountains are no excuse. Japan is incredibly mountainous and high speed rail is all across that country.

[@ericchen5435]

i stayed in germany for couple months last year, velocity of trains there is not fixed, sometimes it's fast, sometimes slow, in china the trains run at a fixed speed, mostly 300kmh, or 200kmh, and from shanghai to beijing it's 350kmh.

[@floxy20]

It's a matter of population density. The U.S. is big country.

[@ernestmachpro3341]

Army has the power in the US. She has many brand new toys each year and Americans have their eyes to cry.

[@ernestmachpro3341]

@@floxy20 in high density areas high speed train is the best to save time and money.

[@wizardmix]

Sadly unless some major mindsets change, it will take us 50 years to do what China did in 10 and it will cost us 20 times as much, both in the building and ticket prices.

[@ethanlamoureux5306]

@@edencastillo4417 The purpose of transportation infrastructure is not to be profitable, but to provide good transportation which allows others to be profitable. So why is everyone always talking about profit when they mention passenger rail, especially Amtrak? How much profit do our highways make?

[@ethanlamoureux5306]

@@edencastillo4417 What you say is true. But my point is mostly aimed at the constant refrain of “Rail service must be profitable!” while everyone ignores the total lack of profitable highways. If we made the same demand for highways as we make for railroads, how would that work? It just seems a bit unfair in my opinion.

[@wizardmix]

@@edencastillo4417 A common mistake in business from a standpoint of someone who owns one is that Profitability = Efficiency. While this can be true, it is not always so. Businesses often fail to adopt practices which over a long enough timeline are both efficient and profitable. The reason for that is ironically, the ROI may not occur within a single human lifetime. The service of say something that is VERY expensive (such as 15,000 miles of high speed rail which is not profitable but extraordinarily efficient) provides immeasurable gains to the community around it but could never been done by private corporations because they would become bankrupt. This is where the moderate view actually offers the most extreme benefit: The understanding that the extremes, raw capitalism and unfettered socialism, will both collapse on themselves. When these two work together however, that's where the magic happens. Ask yourself when this country did the greatest things for the most amount of its citizens. What was the political landscape at that time?

[@AFlyingCookieLOL]

@@ethanlamoureux5306 The problem is not the profit part but the amount of money thrown into the military.

[@AFlyingCookieLOL]

@@wizardmix Your comment is on point. Sort of like what China is doing in term of infrastructure which greatly improves efficiency and reduces traffic on the roads including energy cost. Rail does wonder when moving tons with only a kg of fuel. If the military budget in the US is reduced by 75% and the money put into infrastructure in the country it could do much good for everyone including businesses and not a benefit for the few.

[@xeftones]

Hopefully America is moving forward with High speed rail as the hyperloop is a pipe dream (excuse the pun)

[@soravulpis96]

Unlikely. Texas has a huge problem with Republicans who are trying to put arbitrary barriers like saying Texas Central cannot put up rail unless they are a registered railroad and cannot be a registered railroad without having rail. California project is dead, and you’ll just have empty rail in the Central Valley. 61% of polled voters want a rethinking of the project. 47% just said to scrap the project. Wisconsin and Florida were given Federal money for making high speed rail but then the politicians said we don’t want it and returned the cash.

[@Kni0002]

@@soravulpis96 so America sucks at building large infrastructure projects in 21st century now..

[@soravulpis96]

@@Kni0002 yup. Anything related to infrastructure either gets sued to oblivion or loses political and public support quickly.

[@KanyeTheGayFish69]

Kni because there is no need

[@farzana6676]

@@soravulpis96 Why does it lose support publicly?

[@bbolin5626]

As someone who lives in The Woodlands, I’m really excited about this. My only concerns are that it’s not enough on a straight line and the location for Houston is in a pretty bad area.

[@David-un4cs]

By bad area do you mean inconvenient or dangerous? I feel like a high speed rail station would pretty quickly increase density in the area and also necessitate secondary public transportation. Not to mention it would gentrify and price people out quickly if the government doesn't step in to guarantee some lower income housing. Which is definitely not a given sadly...

[@bbolin5626]

David Patterson Inconvenient. It’s pretty far from Downtown Houston and the point of a train station is to be at the cities core. I feel like it would be better if they build the station between downtown and Hermann Park.

[@Maverickgouda]

Maybe they found it too disruptive to go right to the densely developed city center? They could add mass transit solutions connecting the station to downtown & other focal points, or add on to the line years down the road, then Austin

[@csrsteel]

Summerwood here, I agree. I think it was so STUPID for Houston to model the downtown light trail to the one in San Francisco (because they have been so successful (rolls eyes)), now every vagrant makes it it's toilet and people use it and don't pay. That is my fear also and have expressed it in the past on Texas Central Facebook page.

[@samuelhildebrandt9074]

Why does this feel like I'm watching a documentary that was originally published on TV? It's so well written, researched, presented, and produced.

[@PAXperMortem]

Ngl, getting to see Shinkansen trains going around Texas would be really rad!

[@einsamherz2762]

3:02 Beautiful shot of Mt. Fuji, Shinkansen, and the flower field.

[@remkoburger6595]

I just love the way you say Billion. It's a huge number, and nobody can give it the serious weight like you do.

[@andresfeliciano]

As an American i’m mad embarrassed we’re JUST now HOPING to get high speed rail in 7 years 😩 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@copperdan1275]

Andrés Feliciano, yeah :(

[@TheAgentTexas]

Hold on there. Don't feel too down. We have a massive country and a culture centered around the automobile. Other countries have kinda been forced into using HS trains due to their size. America on the other hand, we are taking longer to get to that point as expected. I think that as electric cars continue to rise and become more autonomous, high speed rail will start to become more and more attractive to the general population.

[@TheAgentTexas]

@@FunHaverSD They wouldn't be able to go as fast as trains simply because of road conditions. Autonomous would be used for short distances, but longer distances, I think trains would still be used. It would be interesting if interstate highways also become rail ways when automobiles go fully autonomous.

[@souvikrc4499]

@@randomgaming8616 There is a scientific term for this, and it is called induced demand.

[@chukty]

I don't understand why having a good high speed network is against using automated cars. Rail is ideal for medium distance travel while car works better in shorter distances. The future will see people travelling between cities in highspeed rail and changing at the station to automated cars to reach the final destination.

[@funkymonk816]

The Cascadia High-Speed Rail between Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver is also being considered for construction. Would be a huge economic benefit for the region, as all three cities have a high amount of tech jobs and traffic keeps getting worse. Kinda sad how far behind we are from other countries...

[@maricpredrag6055]

Im from Europe but living in China and here rail system is one of the best in the world They have more thank 30 000 km speed railroads. Average speed is 300km/h. USA and Europe are faaaaaar behind China when we are talking about trains.

[@AFlyingCookieLOL]

Even Japan is far behind China when it came to the stability too. China actually has 11 times more track than Japan and more than the rest of the wold combined. They should of got China to build the tracks as it's cheaper and more stable too.

[@ipfreak]

@Craig F. Thompson guess you have never been to china. what you said was what the western media here told you. in reality, truth is somewhere in between.

[@ipfreak]

@Super Cool "Such things do not happen in China. In china,all properties are leased up and you will be stripped from your land anytime.". lol, yeah, whatever. you can believe whatever you want. what a fool...

[@blam1328]

@Craig F. Thompson The funny thing is, 99.999% of the Chinese citizens are dying for the "seizures" of their properties by the government.

[@amyding5282]

Sigh. First of all, the claim that there is no compensation for land acquisition in China is false. The government compensates at market value. Second of all, even though the relocation of people did occur in China in the past few decades, it does not apply for high speed trains. If you have ever set foot in China, you will see that the high speed trains are largely elevated like highways through its vast land. China learned from its past experiences with the difficulties of moving people, decided to hell with budget, and made it a standard to build the trains on viaducts.The elevated lines not only save on land acquisition cost, but also keep high-speed rail tracks straight and level over uneven terrain.

[@keeganbrown9967]

Come on my fellow Texans, let's make it happen🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱

[@ironclad1056]

As a fellow Texan to another Texan, you're using the Chilean flag not the texas flag

[@PenneyThoughts]

We can start by voting out corrupt politicians like Abbot and Patrick. If we had voted in Wendy Davis back in '14, we would likely have most of it built already.

[@keeganbrown9967]

No Brang no Texas flag in the emojis. This is the closest one. I'm well aware it's the wrong flag

[@Nilguiri]

Rumour has it that by 2070 there will be a train in the USA that reaches nearly 100 kmh!

[@Nicholas-f5]

😅

[@computeraddic675]

You mean 60 miles or so..

[@michaelbankston7430]

That would be awesome!

[@kaijunjiang9763]

Great! When the rest of the world travel on rockets.

[@markplott4820]

Nilguiri - And if my Mother were a wagon, she would have wheels,

[@superandreanintendo]

American train companies need to team up with car rental companies. This could help a lot business travelers and thus increase the use of trains

[@markplott4820]

Car rental will be a thing of the past, with TESLA deploying ROBOTAXI nationwide in just 3 years.

[@Prolificposter]

What is a train company? If you mean a railroad, then for the most part Amtrak is the only national passenger train operator in the US and it does have partnerships with rental car companies. However, it’s more for leisure/vacation than business.

[@justsamoo3480]

Brightline already did that with Lyft.

[@jacobrubiojr3710]

As a Californian myself they've been talking about fast Rail trains whatever you want to call them since I was in high school late 90s early 2000 almost two decades past and it hasn't started. the massive corruption we have here in the state it's getting out of hand, it's pathetic" if we were an independent country will rank fifth highest GDP in the world... imagine that!!??

[@Nicholas-f5]

Get involved in government.

[@freeskier64]

abraham rubio jr try separatism then, it is happening all over the world, why the States should be exempted?

[@aiGeis]

60 years ago before the massive influx of "your people" such corruption didn't exist mass-scale. See the irony?

[@jacobrubiojr3710]

@@freeskier64 not the symbol brotha.... would Spain lit Catalonia Breakaway?? I don't think so.. would Britain let Scotland Breakaway?? I don't think so... the US government is corrupt from top to bottom as a whole it's not just in the state of California the reason I mention California cuz I was born and raised in California!!

[@jacobrubiojr3710]

@@Nicholas-f5 thanks for the gesture I refuse to sell my soul to the devil" I'm living a beautiful life not being involved in politics!!

[@dutchvanderlinde4965]

LETS GO!! I live in Dallas and I love trains and have wanted high speed trains for so long! Finally!!!

[@gornes2403]

Fun fact, there was only one Shinkansen derailment in Japan; it happened during a powerfull earthquake. But with the early warning and safety braking system applied, the train managed to slow down to almost a halt from around 300 km/h and there were no injuries. When the earthquake occurred, the system of densely scattered seismometers sent a signal and the train applied the brakes even before the seismic wave reached the train's location (from the epicenter).

[@TeacupChinese]

And to think Japan has had this for 50 years already?

[@marrqi7wini54]

They needed it while we didn't. But now we might want it.

[@patrickhalbeisen1440]

They did not need it more than america did back then... they just decided to take the risk in investing in a hrs line

[@aiGeis]

Homogeneous society with a near world-leading average IQ. Wish everywhere could be so great, right?

[@millevenon5853]

@@aiGeis right-wing troll detected

[@buttnutt]

@@millevenon5853 where is the lie? where is the troll?

[@joshuaperkings5155]

The fact that its 2019 and the US still doesn't have high speed rail despite the growing demand is an example how inefficient things are in the hands of the government.

[@JeffDeWitt]

If the demand was actually there someone would have done it, like the Texas Central people are doing now.

[@Secretlyanothername]

Except that overseas it's all done by governments. It's not government that is the problem, it is the USA.

[@JeffDeWitt]

@@Secretlyanothername The US government has no business running a railroad, that's not what its for and it does a piss poor job of it.

[@lionblazegd]

this comment is medication for my soul

[@gtr9s]

The Amtrak Acela is a high speed train. It sucks but it's a hst nonetheless

[@policeboy1288]

The oil companies don't want to see this

[@tuele4302]

Not necessarily. More dedicated passenger rail transport reduces the burden on tracks owned by freight companies that are also used by Amtrak.

[@Yanaschaf]

All the more reason to fight for the GND!

[@carholic-sz3qv]

Tue Le nope you are totally wrong a fast railway system needs it own tracks and its has less footprint than normal highways

[@redsiberian]

Nzila Ng'andu Neither do the airline companies because they know high speed rail will work and it's what the people want and need

[@MP-ei4kd]

Honestly they could care less. Their aim now is exporting oil, especially with the Permian boom. Oil will never go out of demand until we run the ground dry.

[@ahotdj07]

I used to live in Dallas and would have to commute to Houston all the time. It was a nightmare. This would be so beneficial to so many people.

[@benferrara2557]

This is something we need really badly. Thank you for the information

[@Gltokensp06]

I never thought I'd see Houston on the B1M! H-Town hol it dine. Also, I45 is trash.

[@Stephan1988]

At least all the big cities of the east (New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Washington, Philadelphia, Boston etc) should be connected with high speed train. The state of Texas, the state of California and Las Vegas as well. The rest of the states, maybe local cities with their respected airports. USA as a country is vast and is more convenient to take a plane to go from east to west. But the above should of been done years and years now. It is a shame that the mighty USA has one of the worst train systems in the developed world.

[@KanyeTheGayFish69]

Stephan it’s one of the best for freight

[@pieal7368]

New Jersey isn’t a city

[@justinoboyle5767]

@@pieal7368 he probably means newark/JC/Hoboken

[@Stephan1988]

Justin O'Boyle yep. We all know what I meant 😅

[@ethanlamoureux5306]

@@KanyeTheGayFish69 That’s not saying much. Even our freight rail system has deteriorated terribly since the days when railroads serviced nearly every city and town in the country, when the railroads provided services similar to UPS and FedEx, and rail passenger service was available almost everywhere. In those days even people who lived in rural areas didn’t need to own a car to get around because they could walk or ride a bicycle to the railroad station and catch a train to anywhere in the country.

[@machtharry]

High Speed Rail for distances like those talked about here is the best way to travel. Much shorter distance and i prefer my car of trains and much longer distances and i prefer to fly but in the 2 to 6 hour range nothing beats a train. The airplane isnt much fast when you consider the travel time from the city center to the airport, security checks, flight time and travel time from airport to city again but much more inconvenient while the car is usually much slower - except maybe on the german autobahn during the night or on weekends when the road is empty and i can go 200+.

[@alfredolumba7936]

It’s been proven by Amtrak (oddly enough) and researchers that the perfect niche and price point for high speed trains is 3-5 hours. After that a plane can compete or before 3hrs most people’s car and a tank of gas can compete

[@juandiegoprado]

A representative from Texas Central came to an Urban Planning class that I took about 2 years ago. It’s crazy to see how much they have advanced both logistically and legally in that time. Texas is the best place to start a project like this in the U.S.

[@dudamonas2450]

The US also needs to improve their Underground especially in the west where it’s less developed

[@JeffDeWitt]

Underground WHAT?

[@MountainxManx]

Duarte Coelho Subways*

[@jacke89]

In a lot of places like Texas for example a tube system isn't viable. Nobody in Texas builds basements just because of the geology of the region and I assume tunnels would be just as difficulty

[@JeffDeWitt]

@@jacke89 Texas is a big place and the geology is quite varied. People tend not to have basements simply because it's a lot cheaper to build a house on a slab.

[@JeffDeWitt]

Underground mass transit makes sense in places with extremely high land values and very dense populations, such as London or NYC. Most American cities don't have nearly that population density and land is less expensive, so surface trains make more sense. Even the London and NYC systems have parts of their lines on the surface.

[@shogun2215]

A project that goes against the Oilgarchy of Texas, and purchasing Japanese trains? That's ambitious for such a Republican state.

[@StolasXB]

just because were republican doesnt mean we dont like japanese stuff.

[@StolasXB]

Adromedox have you ever met a texan before? Texas first, america second, everyone else third. sadly, the american shit isnt cutting it, so the third option is usually chosen.

[@ZeteticPhilosopher]

It’s a private-sector corporation. Politics has nothing to do with it.

[@thejokerking9268]

Texas has the highest wind energy usage through windmills in the US and is in 2nd place in renewable energy in the US AND is getting bigger every day. Don’t you think that’s ambitious for such a Republican state?

[@Noah-lj4rz]

were not all like that

[@Admiral__]

I live in Houston and yes, this is a huuuuuge deal for us. It is an absolute nightmare to get to any of the other major cities in the state in any kind of reasonable time.

[@GilmerJohn]

Well, you NEED more Interstate highway routes. (Not wider highways, more ROUTES.)

[@souvikrc4499]

@@GilmerJohn Have you heard of something called induced demand?

[@Teutoburg09]

As a Texan, I really hope we go with the Shinkansen, instead of any other country's trains. This would be by far the most popular choice.

[@csrsteel]

especially Chinese trains.

[@L33tSkE3t]

The U.S.s only high speed rail that built the Amtrak Acela high speed train was built by Bombardier and Alstom

[@colormedubious4747]

I'm pro-HSR but holy deja vu, Batman! We saw this exact same story in 1991. Texas FasTrac vs Texas TGV. The "winner" of the bidding war won by lying. It ended in tears and not one foot of track was ever laid down. You guys sure do get excited about all kinds of vaporware! Perhaps you should curb your enthusiasm until they've actually broken ground...

[@ConsumptiveSoul]

I’m an American living/working in japan since 2013 and the high speed rail is so good I’m glad I moved here

[@robbie6986]

Pretty sweet to see my hometown station, Union Station in Portland, OR, as the second shot!

[@colormedubious4747]

"Travel by Train!"

[@kevinkim3199]

I see it so often but I didnt even notice it until you pointed it out

[@Perich29]

1989: In the year 2025, we're going to have flying cars 2025: we ride high speed rail.

[@dr.rajarshiraha6627]

Avelia Horizon is supposed to come to life at 2021

[@leeswecho]

after flying cars being the butt of jokes for decades, we might actually have those (flying drone taxis) by 2025...

[@timmyg831]

As a Houstonian, I’ve always wanted hi-speed passenger train since Texas is so big. Thank goodness it’ll happen eventually

[@XinaCCPFreeTibet]

@theB1M "in California a rail in" NOT "being constructed between Los Angeles and San Francisco" It will only be build between "Bakersfield and Merced" which is exactly from nowhere to nowhere because the combined population between these two locations is $12 Billions (24,000/resident in the region)

[@twist777hz]

Great to see this project gaining traction. The flat terrains of Texas and the Great Plains have incredible potential for highspeed rail networks.

[@nisarganails4565]

Nice work ! Love from India ❤️

[@jonp18]

I’m glad the world gets to know More about Texas😌 thank you

[@ThePlaceAndTime]

I’m a resident of North Texas, and travel between these two cities at least once a month. This cannot come soon enough! Over the years I’ve been watching this slowly gaining traction, hoping and praying it will actually become reality

[@luffytrace1]

Your videos are so well produced, thanks for the content man, all your videos are really informative.

[@citiesskyscrapers4561]

It would be awesome if this project will be completed.

[@loyalfilm]

Short answer: no.

[@纪思豪]

long answer: nnooooooooooooooo

[@skywishr1313]

incorrect yes

[@jon134a]

Wow, Good going Texas!

[@borrico1965]

Railways for freight of goods is already a huge enabler in any economy! How I wish this also happen in the Philippines!

[@kevansf]

Props for the shots of Portland at the beginning!

[@R00365]

Would make Texas look good.

[@Footballar09]

I-45 That's my road every day! Please, Lord, help this happen!

[@luisvlogs5560]

the part that makes me angry is people will say "we dont need it "

[@SaintNyx]

Luis vlogs to be fair, most Americans will never be able to use these trains. We just pay for some lucky people in the city to use it when they want to go to another city.

[@mtlicq]

Canada needs it desperately! London - Toronto - Ottawa - Montreal, then extend it to Boston & New York NY would be ideal !

[@souvikrc4499]

I agree. We totally need it, to take the pressure off our road system, to diversify our transportation network, and reduce carbon emissions.

[@fakiirification]

I live in Houston... we dont need it. And it wont work. bus service is hilariously bad. i would be a fool to ride a train anywhere then have to rely on bus/taxi/uber to get anywhere else. cheaper and less stressful to just drive.

[@fakiirification]

@@SaintNyx thats exactly how i feel about the metrorail system in houston. im paying taxes for something that they wont even consider putting a line in for my part of town because all the mexicans live on the east side, which makes it worthless to the bureaucrats running the show.

[@dianabalto]

It will be a blessing when we have in place Florida a high speed rail system connecting with Texas and so on.

[@michaelborch2432]

The problem is zoning. People wouldn't use highways if you couldn't park anywhere. American zoning is extremely hostile towards getting around by foot and that's the foundation; walkability. When you drive it's parking places->local roads->collector roads->arterial roads->highways. Mass transit works best as a system of sidewalks->trams->metro->commuter rail->high speed rail->airplanes. High speed rail will always be lackluster until Americans focus on zoning

[@AFlyingCookieLOL]

This comment

[@roachtoasties]

I wouldn't hold my breath that Shinkansen type high-speed rail will be opening up in Texas or California anytime soon. When, and if, it does, most of us will probably be deceased. Until then, it's just Amtrak and its Acela Express, which just barely qualifies as high-speed rail, and not even for the entire route.

[@RED--01]

Ppl that say high-speed trains are not important don't even begin to understand how important it is and the possibilities.. Here China is a bless! You can live far away from expensive cities and still get to your work in 30 minutes or less.. This helps develop cities there are really far from big cities. Here in China a city that is considered small in one year, 3 or 4 years later is already full of ppl and buildings and shopping malls, airports.. And less accidents and cheaper. And that's only to begin with... But when I say this to an American they are so quick to be hateful and say that's because Chinese are poor... I would like to ppl to have a better view of. China

[@nevadadavoode83]

Espheros well it is true. Most of the Chinese are still living in extreme poverty. The many millions you see in the big cities are only a small percentage of the population.

[@steveharrigan7811]

People would like China more if they didn't steal everyone else's technology, and sell so much counterfeit products. Also, human rights in China is non-existent. Usually, dis honest people fall out of favor very quickly. And the Chinese are very dis honest.

[@guiwald]

@@nevadadavoode83 That's not true, in 2015, only 0.7% of the Chinese population was living in extreme poverty, while at the same time 1.2% of the American (USA) population was. ourworldindata.org/extreme-poverty

[@nevadadavoode83]

Guiwald Doh that’s not true. I don’t care how many bullshit fake news you show me. It’s not hard to see how worse the poor live in China compared to the US. There are many youtubers that are in China who show what’s going on. Many of the people in the rural areas are so poor that the most traveling they’ll do is going to the capital. And that’ll be the only trip they’ll have in their lifetime. Per person also Americans make more than the Chinese. Over 600 million in China live with no clean water, and the list goes on and on. In the US only a fraction of people have this problem. And they still make more to have a lot more necessities for everyday life

[@nevadadavoode83]

Guiwald Doh i wanna make another thing clear. I don’t mean to say that the site you provided is fake. But that specific statistic is for China. The government control everything there and they will make it seem that it’s good. But the reality for China is that the percentage is much higher.

[@shotelco]

My tl;dr pat rant as to why there will *NEVER be "real" HSR service in the U.S.:* About 10+ million people travel between Los Angeles and Las Vegas every year. The second most traveled city-pair air corridor in the U.S. About 4 million of those 10 Million fly, the rest drive. L.A. to Vegas is a perfect "city pair" for HSR (*REAL* High Speed Rail at 200+ MPH). It would be a 2 hour HSR trip. This would be half the time of driving OR flying door-to-door (Door-to-Door meaning the time it takes to depart ones residence, to the time one enters the door of their destination. If driving, allowing for [L.A.] traffic and gas stops, etc. If flying, allowing for transit time to the airport, check-in time, and Security-Theater time at each end.). 75% of the route geography is all unoccupied, government owned desert land, so the land acquisition cost would be very low and without much eminent domain political disruption. However, to do it right, a 25 mile tunnel would need to be bored through the Angeles National Forrest ...connecting downtown Los Angeles with Palmdale - which cost would likely be a lesser cost than to purchase land to get the HSR out of the city and into the High desert. Even at $100 Million/Mile (Which is half the current $200 Million per/mile cost of the now defunct California HSR fiasco), this project would cost $20 Billion (Every $1 billion in investment creates 24,000 jobs). The approximate cost equal to building 7 modern NFL stadiums where about a dozen games are played each year. If this HSR captured 40% of today's air travel market share, at $100/one way fare, it would take just 25 years to break even. Even better time to ROI if just 25% of drivers opted for HSR. But the total positive economic impact for each city would be 4X the $20 Billion cost. If this city pair isn't the poster child for HSR in the U.S., one doesn't exist. High-speed rail is eight times (8X) more energy efficient than airplanes and four times more efficient than automobile use. Of the top 10 domestic airlines routes, most are between "city-pairs" such as NYC-Chicago, Dallas-Houston (as per this video), L.A.-San Francisco, Atlanta - Tampa, etc. As pointed out, city-pairs within 3-4 hours by HSR is not only faster (door-to-door), but for anyone who has ever traveled HSR, is simply a more comfortable, stress-less, and relaxed method of travel. Americans once embraced long term infrastructure investments , like the Interstate Highway system, and dams, sea ports, bridges, and airports...which is what made the Country the global GDP leader. But sadly, Americans no longer possess the intellectual capacity (*ahem*) to think in terms of long-term goals anymore. Americans are happy to pay public funds to underwrite privately owned professional football stadiums, but investing in the most - per passenger mile - efficient mode of distance transportation is now somehow evil & un-American. Even the California HSR has recently been scrapped for all intents. Of course the California HSR effort was hijacked by private contractors and the local municipalities, which not only increased the total cost, but forced the train to go from an express route between L.A. and San Francisco - to a Hooterville local - which completely defeated the original purpose. Like most things in America, everyone's greedy little hands were in the bond-backed pickle barrel. *The fact is a Country like France can deploy HSR at $12 Million/mile, and the U.S. can't do it for less than $200 Million/Mile so far.* Probably a more important reason that there can never possibly be U.S. HSR, is that (we) Americans have been socialized to literally hate each other, especially people that are deemed "poor(er)". Public transportation of any sort is viewed as "the lowest form of transportation known to man" by most Americans. Thus, public transportation is a "Social Welfare" program which gives tax dollars to "takers". Couple this with the American obsession with Rugged Individualism - which has been manipulated by the auto and oil industries to convince Americans that each person should own their own vehicle. [adding for Texas here]: The most popular personal use vehicle in Texas...and a lot of the "South" is the Pickup truck. The Pickup Truck is culturally associated with hard outdoors work, but now is one of the most luxurious - and expensive - vehicles on the market. A low MPG, low efficiency, gas hog that Texans almost always drive ALONE in. Texans will not abandon their beloved Pickup Trucks for some Euro-trash inspired Socialist method of transportation. Especially one than minimizes gas consumption in an OIL PRODUCING STATE. There are a couple of notable exceptions to this socially backwards pathology; in particular residents of NYC - where people have no problem using public transportation. But even there, where the NYC subway system was the shining example of American *Engineering ingenuity* , and is what helped NYC to be the Global Financial Capital of the World, now the NYC subway system has been under maintained, and crumbling apart...just like the city itself. Every global study has shown that public transportation increases GDP and innovation for a Country (China seems to fully understand this). It's a pathetically sad state of affairs, but I regretfully submit that it is statistically, financially, and culturally impossible for any form of 'true' HSR to be developed in The U.S. So all proponents of HSR have in the States is to admire the High Speed rail technology of other countries such as Japan, France, China, and even the last HSR I rode on: Africa (Morocco).

[@AmrQayed]

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[@awsomeadam2]

Claiming that the CAHSR is defunct would certainly be news to them, given that they just finished their latest san joaquin viaduct yesterday.

[@David-un4cs]

The mindset is different among younger people in my experience. If that changes anything decades down the road who knows...

[@HowlingWolf518]

Problem being the giant-ass mountain range between them. HSR is easier with a straight shot over flatter terrain - DC to NY, for example.

[@StickmanA]

This comment would make a good youtube video

[@CerebrumMortum]

The problem with the US train system isn't the speed, it's the PRICE. Train tickets are INSANELY EXPENSIVE. When I was in NYC and wanted to take a train to Boston, I found out it would be cheaper to **rent a car for the whole week** then buy a round ticket...

[@petethetraveler]

Producers: Build in 2020! Corona: I’m gonna ruin this wholes plan’s career

[@ObamaFleshlight]

This isn’t the “first” high speed rail. The Acela (and now Acela II) exist and have operated for almost 20 years. This will be a great leap in normalization of high speed rail across the country and a much need expansion, but this isn’t a first at all.

[@jg-7780]

However it will be the first dedicated high speed line that consistently operates at high speeds. The Acela can go fast, but unlike other international systems, not only does it have to travel at slower speeds for large portions of its journey, but it has to share its route with slower long distance, regional, and commuter rail lines that force it to slow down. This line will be the first true high speed line that is properly dedicated to consistent uninterrupted high speed travel, like the TGV and Shinkansen.

[@thebabbler8867]

The high-speed rail from LA to San Fran is long over due!

[@LikeATreeOnAMountain]

Too bad it wont connect to either city and will instead fall 130 miles short of both.

[@Cards8114]

@@LikeATreeOnAMountain Maybe not, Since the San Francisco to San Jose portion of the project is essentially more than 70% complete (Electrification is being constructed by Commuter Rail service CalTrain), and they would only need to build the Tunnels through the Mountains to the Central Valley, which is already under construction.

[@ApplePotato]

There are a lot of comments on the China's HSR system. Having been on both Shinkansen and China's HSR, both systems are very comparable. Both systems are highly profitable, but the Chinese rail company did go into billions of dollars in debt to build their lines.

[@spydude38]

They had the Japanese teach them.

[@ericchen5435]

@@spydude38 i am from china, china learned the techologies from lot of countries, germany, france, japan, etc, but with all the techs together, china has the best HSR system in the world now.

[@leonzeltser7049]

I'm glad the US is finally adopting high speed rail, even if it is a half century behind the rest of the world. But there are multiple companies working on high speed rail projects(XpressWest building a line from Las Vegas to southern Cali, Amtrak's proposal to build new track and cut Acela time in half, California's high speed rail project, Virgin Trains USA's ideas in Florida, and of course Texas Central). It would be less chaotic if they were owned and operated by a single company.

[@illegalalien6542]

It's not happening sadly

[@corniel657]

Whoever doing the voice narration, i just want to say that you've done such an amazing job, well done.

[@JanPBtest]

0:19 It's not that they are "preferring", it's their choice was taken away from them.

[@CautiousDavid]

That 100% safety record on Japan’s high speed rail network is super impressive.

[@austin_andrade]

I really hope they learn from California's mistake's. This COULD be something greater than we all know.

[@eriklakeland3857]

@Destiny tran Part of it is environmental laws being abused by NIMBYs in California, but a big advantage Texas has is building on flat plains. The California bullet train has some of the longest rail tunnels in the world, mountainous terrain, and the San Andreas Fault to deal with.

[@Ecumenicallywired]

@Destiny tran all those democrats in California isn't supporting these trains at all unlike Florida where we have republicans supporting our private secture infrastructure train Brightline that goes from Miami to Orlando

[@gustavoangladacancel5613]

This one is private

[@goo6341]

Great video! Great transportation solution!!!

[@5mnz7fg]

A long distance high speed railway is well and good but there is also the need for metropolitan and regional public transport. A journey doesn't stop at the main station but continues into the city and surroundings.

[@Kaidhicksii]

As if Amtrak's soon-to-come replacement of the old Acela fleet isn't enough: if this happens, it's gonna be a major step up for America, who we can then safely say is finally on track with high-speed rail travel. (I live in the US, don't let how I said that about America fool you)

[@MattMcIrvin]

Acela is so hamstrung by the need to use existing Northeast Corridor track. Imagine if they could somehow manage to build a dedicated inland track for the Boston-to-NYC stretch. It'd suddenly become actual high-speed rail.

[@EdwinaTS]

Best of luck.. I'll believe it when I see it.

[@illegalalien6542]

Exactly

[@Churro_Flaminguez]

Indeed... this ain't getting nowhere.

[@candvand]

I think something has to be said here about the economics around high speed rail and public versus private funding. This rail link, it appears, will be able to come into existence privately funded. The route is between two huge population centers. The route between them is largely flat without any major geographic features. Tracks that are long and flat are way less costly than tracks through mountains or around bodies of water. Additionally, the land is relatively inexpensive to buy, and probably less cost to develop, since Texas largely doesn’t have zoning restrictions, and in general is more laisez-faire and anti-regulation than say California. In California, we’ve certainly had our own high speed rail issues. While we’ve spent I think, north of 30 billion, we don’t have much to show for it, and the total cost estimate has gone from 20 billion or so originally (which I think everyone knew was pure fiction) to I think 150 billion or more now to finish it. Additionally, the funding model going forward is way too dependent on faires for funding the additional rollout of the system. I think we should disabuse ourselves of the idea that 70 miles of track, between like Bakersfield and Merced or something, is going to even remotely be profitable. I absolutely hope this Texas rail is an immediate success, possibility even expanding the service in the future. What I wouldn’t want Texas’s success to make people less willing to publicly subsidize rail projects elsewhere. California, with our expensive land, mountain ranges, and stricter regulation of development, likely wouldn’t ever be able to fund our high speed rail based on the Texas model. We need to commit ourselves to spending the money and getting it done.

[@richardrose2606]

The hucksters promoting Calif. HSR promised large amounts of private investments for that boondoggle. They received zero dollars. Is there any reason to believe the same thing won't happen to this proposal in Texas?

[@sinatrabone]

Loved the video! Thanks for a well-made, informative video. I'm rooting for them, although I do think land changes and environmental concerns do need to be addressed intelligently and respectfully.

[@WizardOfOss]

Looks promising! Though the real question will be what will happen beyond the high speed line. One of the reasons high speed rail has become so big in Japan is their superb public transportation network. It's not just the quickest way to get from, say, Tokyo to Osaka, but there's an efficient network basically from door to door. The greater Tokyo area alone has over 2200 railway station. And that's quite essential to make rail transport work.After all, no one wants to use a system that takes you from a place you are not to another place you don't want to be.

[@jamesshanks2614]

Not locomotives but high speed MU cars each having powered axles which allows you high acceleration rates and braking capability. Japanese high speed trains are not locomotives simply upgraded high speed MU's. The first high speed line in Japan was electrified and standard gauge ( 4' 8 1/2" ) at a top speed of 110 mph. Japanese has taken small steps to get where it is today in terms of high speed rail.

[@tinyelephant1533]

Amtrak could get so much better if our govt. finally decided to give them the proper funding.

[@michaelbankston7430]

I agree 100%.

[@markplott4820]

Tiny Elephant - time for Amtrack to die.

[@nyoni_tour6677]

Kenya and Morocco are already ahead of the US when it comes to highspeedrail

[@jeromec7595]

Nyoni_tour ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

[@vandalnonesuch8274]

If the rail operators can overcome the opposition of the auto industry, the airline industry and the oil industry, then they might be able to do something. In 1978/1979 I was travelling around central & southern Europe by train, while on business. I asked a German colleague why the trains were so efficient and prevalent? He said "It's much easier to route the lines where you want when so much of the cities have been bombed back to the stone age". He DID NOT smile when he said it!

[@neko7684]

I never drive in Dallas just because of the terrible traffic. The limit on the highways are WAY too high. I always use the local light rail system. Now that it's going to get a high-speed link to Houston, that's all the more reason to put less miles on vehicles. I'm very much looking forward to this.

[@tnk4me4]

The Koch FUD will be calling High-speed rail a boondoggle.

[@KiraDaBeastNY]

Fuck the Koch brothers. I'm happy David's dead. Hopefully Charles bites it soon as well.