California's $64 Billion Train to Nowhere delayed again

[fan_since79]

In the late 1800s, it took railroad companies six years to lay 1,907 miles of track for what was to become the Transcontinental Railroad.

Building that railroad line required tunneling through mountains — at one foot a day — building bridges — including one that spanned 700 feet — and doing all the work almost entirely by hand.

As best, it will now take seven years for California to lay 119 miles of track — on relatively flat ground in the middle of nowhere.

That news came from a contract revision that the Obama administration approved late last week.

http://www.investors.com/politics/commentary/californias-64-billion-bullet-train-to-nowhere-gets-delayed-again/

[Make Angels Great Again]

Should be waiting and building a hyperloop instead.

 

Such a waste of money.

[Brandon]

They didn't have to deal with all the bullshit red tape, environmentalists, and regulations when building the railroad.

[nate]

And the government already owned most of the land.

[Angel Oracle]

$64 billion, and how many people would ultimately use it?

Harold T. Hill nods head in approval.

Edited May 24, 2016 by Angel Oracle

[gotbeer]

58 minutes ago, Make Angels Great Again said:

Should be waiting and building a hyperloop instead.

 

Such a waste of money.

Or a desalination plant or 20, or more resevours (sp, man I am a bad speller this week).

On the bright side.  Hyperloop.  They will make a much better killing on that thing if the crazy train gets built.  And they use that technology instead on a Vegas to L.A. shot.  Nothing has been announced.  But I find it fascinating that the tests for that thing have been in Nevada.  They could do a test track from Vegas to the State Line as a better concept of longer distance, and just keep getting closer.  Vegas to Barstow.  Split there.  Vegas to Victorville to San Bernardino to Anaheim.  And Vegas to Santa Clarita to LA.  Anaheim leg could keep going to San Diego.  Man that would just kill the crazy train.  Getting to San Diego or Vegas in 30-an hour would be killer.

[Tank]

i feel fully qualified in my current state to lay one foot of track per day. 

i'll do job for only $32 billion.

[Guest]

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[mrwicked]

2 hours ago, Steve Sanders said:

They didn't have to deal with all the bullshit red tape, environmentalists, and regulations when building the railroad.

yeah and thousands of people died due to unsafe working conditions.

[mrwicked]

1 hour ago, gotbeer said:

Or a desalination plant or 20, or more resevours (sp, man I am a bad speller this week).

On the bright side.  Hyperloop.  They will make a much better killing on that thing if the crazy train gets built.  And they use that technology instead on a Vegas to L.A. shot.  Nothing has been announced.  But I find it fascinating that the tests for that thing have been in Nevada.  They could do a test track from Vegas to the State Line as a better concept of longer distance, and just keep getting closer.  Vegas to Barstow.  Split there.  Vegas to Victorville to San Bernardino to Anaheim.  And Vegas to Santa Clarita to LA.  Anaheim leg could keep going to San Diego.  Man that would just kill the crazy train.  Getting to San Diego or Vegas in 30-an hour would be killer.

i love the PR hype over the "test" of like 100 meters. wasn't even any interesting tech, it was just magnetic linear synchronous motor.

you can walk into magic mountain and take a loop at the superman ride, or the califormia screaming at california adventure, and see the exact same thing.

 magnetic linear synchronous motors are nothing new.

[gotbeer]

2 minutes ago, mrwicked said:

i love the PR hype over the "test" of like 100 meters. wasn't even any interesting tech, it was just magnetic linear synchronous motor.

you can walk into magic mountain and take a loop at the superman ride, or the califormia screaming at california adventure, and see the exact same thing.

 magnetic linear synchronous motors are nothing new.

I agree.  That's why I think a Vegas to state Line should be their next step.  It would be a test, but could be part of the future track.  And while it wouldn't be used as much.  It would still be a heck of a proof of concept.  Since it's a 50ish mile run instead of a 100 meter run.

[Amazing Larry]

9 minutes ago, mrwicked said:

yeah and thousands of people died due to unsafe working conditions.

Who cares? They were chinamen.

[Make Angels Great Again]

19 minutes ago, mrwicked said:

i love the PR hype over the "test" of like 100 meters. wasn't even any interesting tech, it was just magnetic linear synchronous motor.

you can walk into magic mountain and take a loop at the superman ride, or the califormia screaming at california adventure, and see the exact same thing.

 magnetic linear synchronous motors are nothing new.

Right, the magnets themselves are nothing new. Operating the pods in a vacuum sealed environment with those motors is though.

[Make Angels Great Again]

I don't understand the point of the test either, nothing new at all was tested.

[Angel Oracle]

27 minutes ago, Lawrence said:

Who cares? They were chinamen.

Blazing Saddles ref incoming?

[mrwicked]

17 minutes ago, Make Angels Great Again said:

Right, the magnets themselves are nothing new. Operating the pods in a vacuum sealed environment with those motors is though.

right. but the "demo" was just the magnets part. 

[Tank]

5 hours ago, gotbeer said:

I agree.  That's why I think a Vegas to state Line should be their next step.  It would be a test, but could be part of the future track.  And while it wouldn't be used as much.  It would still be a heck of a proof of concept.  Since it's a 50ish mile run instead of a 100 meter run.

build the crazy train from LA to las vegas and it'd be full every weekend. building it from LA to SF and i can't imagine it'll be very full at all most days.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

I'm just looking forward to that first big Victorville weekend.

[Amazing Larry]

The night scene in Tulare will be off the charts.

[fan_since79]

Drive to Bakersfield, then ride the train to Madera. I've always wanted to see Madera.

And the voters approved this.

 

[Thomas]

15 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

Blazing Saddles ref incoming?

Wouldn't Big Lebowski be more appropriate?

[AngelsLakersFan]

Maybe we should combine this project with the Nazi Gold train project...

[NJHalo]

16 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

Blazing Saddles ref incoming?

[nate]

[Amazing Larry]

37 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Maybe we should combine this project with the Nazi Gold train project...

The Nazi gold train has a better chance of running than the bullet train.