Dragoman Wrote:
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> China has an HSR line exceeding 1400 miles long.
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> I know the US is not China, Americans are not the
> Chinese. But at true HSR speeds, I believe such
> long routes could well be viable alternatives to
> air.
Red China: Most can't afford to ride HSR
Red China: $200-$1200 average monthy income (12-14 hour days,46-55 hours a week, the gubmint says anything over 40 is to be paid "overtime"*
*Reports of many places not paying "overtime"
Red China: HSR ticket price $77-$269
..and even in Red China, corruption and graft building the HSR tunnels and bridges with substandard quality with the players getting heavy sentences
How many really died in that 2011 bing-bang? Will we ever know?
Red China has no problem taking property for the massive system!