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Originally Posted by sequoias
secretblend, high speed rail isn't feasible for more than around 500 to 700 miles because of cost and air travel is economically faster.
it can be built under streets too. also, its not feasible either for heating on the tracks to keep snow out of the way. check out youtube and find videos of hsr in snow. it didn't stop them with a few inches of snow on the ground. it is cheaper to build on surface than elevated which costs more to build per mile basis.
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In that case, we'll never have high speed across USA. Best way would be to combine them, some high speed and some normal speed. One thing for sure, it'll have to be cheap enough for people to spend instead of flying.