China has 22,000 miles of high-speed rail and we’re still celebrating every 200 miles we can get.      High-speed rail is 8 times more energy efficient than airplanes and 4 times more efficient than cars. The challenges are great but we need to keep pushing for it. scientificamerican.com/artic…

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A Modern American Transportation System

Transportation has evolved from walking to using animals to using technology, mainly the automobile. The first automobile was steam-powered built in 1769 by the inventor Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot. The …

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POPQUIZ: Why hasn't Alan Shaw been arrested yet? 😑 Where are these 200 miles of track? 🤔
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Yep. Check out @SolutionaryRail.
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Cars are better than trains and I’m not looking to emulate China.
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Let’s not forget Japan, where after we were bombed to dust we arose & rebuilt & now have a train/subway system that eliminates the need for cars for all. I can get from Kamakura to Kyoto by train in a few hours,of course I have to go into to Tokyo 😊we ride bikes too!
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China also has the dirtiest air on earth and is a dictatorship. Maybe go with Japan.
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There is no lack of money, just too many wars.
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Ask GavinNewsom how well building high speed rail projects go.🤣🤣🤣🤦‍♂️
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I agree 💯. We should already have high speed rail across the country. The fact that we don't however is an indicator of incompetence by our ruling class.
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