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This project is supposed to be complete in 2050, so I assume this is just existing track that they were able to claim for development but have to replace.
5-year plan
25-year plan
california will get high speed rail by 2050, but with maximal irony as part of the american century of humiliation. built by contractors from the people's republic of china starting in 2041 after decades of inaction by the california government, it will be completed by 2050.
and just in time for the big red button 
My point is that they are dragging their feet just to bring back infrastructure we already had decades ago.
congrats on being the rare criticism of California HSR from the left lol. build more of it, faster!
Grassy tram, Amsterdam
Grassy tram, Kkkalifornia
Smdh 😔
We used to have an amazing rail system
There used to literally be curbside rail service to the pier where I grew up.
Now we can't even get something through a planning process in 10 years.
Santa Cruz NIMBYs are right up there with Marin NIMBYs
Everyone there loves to pretend it's so progressive and shit too.
Last year some kids literally had a birthday party for Hitler with a swasticake
Right to the boardwalk in Santa Cruz? What happened to that train?
Not profitable. So basically capitalism.
Also yes I grew up in SC, I know a professor that used to teach classes with angela davis and he has Huey Newton's record collection and weight set.
Apparently Huey was a real big fan of pop music lol.
Ah, no surprise there I guess.
lol I graduated from the UC, heard Huey attended didn’t know he liked pop music. I met a professor who was a former Black Panther member, ran a class that helped humanize people without housing. Idk if we’re talking about the same dude but Franklin Williams is his name.
Old white guy? Might be him.
Nah, that’s a different professor
Our trains outside of AMBA and MardelPlata run at an average speed of 30 km/h
99% of grains get to ports and mills only via trucks
Container-carrying trains are inexistent basically
That's technically a light rail but with a big loco
Actually, this is the entire rail network in North Korea and the passengers have to push the train themselves
Photo from the Japan province of North Korea showing the passengers pushing the train:
this is also a picture of the hsr corridor yes it's progressing slowly but there is plenty of actual construction happening. the alignment is even visible in Google maps cutting through the farm fields.
Now when you say 'plenty'
You can see most of the ROW in the central valley on google maps. It's the tunnels that are the real issue since they haven't started any of the three main passes yet.
not fast.
The train in question: 
The HSR we have at home:
And I could post a photo of a farm in China and accurately say "This is an actual picture of the supposed HSR train corridor in China" because things have to be built, and the past and present exist. Because isn't that what you're doing? Posting a before photo to disingenuously dunk on California instead of talking about oh, the dozen or so things wrong with their rail project?
It's not disingenuous when I live here and they have been talking about this for decades while existing infrastructure is left to rot.
What existing infrastructure? Highways? Let them rot. Existing rail? I agree, the state should expropriate the railroads and electrify everything.
In conclusion, ban cars.
Looks like a fun gravel bike ride.
Not bröötal enough
Looks like a beautiful bike path honestly
What part of the corridor is this? CHSR is a bit of a shitshow but the project is generally progressing (at an absolute snail's pace) and it already has a couple bridges built.
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