USA Will Invest in High-Speed ​​Train to Fight Climate Change::The USA Will Invest in High-Speed ​​Train to Fight Climate Change - US President Joe Biden announced in a speech on December 9, 2023 that they are carrying out the first high-speed train projects in US history. These projects are across America

  • mondoman712@lemmy.ml
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    11 months ago

    There’s ~$34 million in there to study new routes. The $3 billion of this going to CAHSR will:

    • Fund six electric trains for testing and use
    • Fund design and construction of trainset facilities
    • Fund design and construction of the Fresno station
    • Fund final design and right-of-way acquisition for the Merced and the Bakersfield extensions
    • Fund construction in the Central Valley

    See https://hsr.ca.gov/2023/12/05/news-release-high-speed-rail-authority-to-receive-record-3-1-billion-from-biden-administration/

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      11 months ago

      The HSR going through the Central Valley of Cali is INSANE. the bridge and strip of it is infrastructure that area and region has legitimately never seen. I keep telling all of my friends and family here in Cali that once you can travel from Stockton to Bakersfield in 45-1 hour it’ll completely change the region. The massive economic boom from just the construction alone will be huge, but then the effect after will be felt for generation.

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      11 months ago

      Even better, I just hate that people are crapping all over making steps in a positive direction.