Inner city vs Inter city
Author: LES
Date: 07-30-2021 - 07:48
"the thought that daily service to Los Angeles
> is going to magically reduce traffic and fill
> trains sounds more like a foamers dream."
Utility is completely different.
Brightline East service: "Each trainset is able to hold 248 passengers" with "50 21-inch (530 mm)-wide seats per car".
CO2 is insane per passenger mile with current avg speeds of 69mph.
CAHSR "desires to procure and operate service proven trainsets capable of operating at 220
mph with a capacity of between 900 – 1000 passengers per 400 meter unit"
TGVs "are 237.5 m (779 ft) long and 2.9 m (9.5 ft) wide. They weigh 444 tonnes, and are made up of two power cars and ten carriages with a capacity of 485 seats."
No CO2 given assuming a clean grid.
LA inner city service is not the purpose of HSR. Passengers per mile per co2 is.
El Gringo Wrote:
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> I can agree that southern Arizona residents might
> use service between Phoenix area stations and
> Tucson area stations. Looks like a lot of money
> on fixing the track between downtown and the
> mainline. Anyone that drives between the two
> cities knows how choked can be.
>
> Now, the thought that daily service to Los Angeles
> is going to magically reduce traffic and fill
> trains sounds more like a foamers dream. Yes,
> some can imagine traveling with mother between the
> two points, eating in the diner car etc. But does
> it really make sense?
>
> Bob, thoughts after you polish the 67 El Camino?