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Comment Re: freight rail gets in the way in the usa! (Score 1) 220

those asian and european lines through wilderness don't prove a thing about trying to get into a dense extended metropolitan area that covers more than one state, with already occupied rail lines that are core to the U.S. economy carrying 40% of the ton-weight for long distance.

So, have to build over highways, or do other elevated, wickedly expensive. Down into the water table around Great Lakes is a bad idea.

Comment Re: Could High-Speed Trains Shorten US Travel Time (Score 1) 220

Yes that is my point, there are occupied rail corridors that will not shut down and move aside into a pocket dimension. Not a matter of "hard" or "closed minded" , economic and engineering reality are the questions. An elevated rail could do it, that is wickedly expensive. Whatever place you are talking about has wide open land. I see the problem all right, starry eyed dreamers with romantic notions, comparing their empty asian and european wildernesses with Chicago urban area, lolz!

Comment Re: Oh and anyway walkable cities are the only (Score 1) 113

The "walkable city" does have proselytizers saying those things. Here around Chicago we have such groups and even our current state government is pushing it. So I pointed out a stupid thing that really is advocated is stupid, and you are losing your shit over it. Good work sport, watch that blood pressure.

Comment Re: Imagine if the COVID vaccine cultists (Score 1) 311

No, it did not stop infection. Absolutely false. Where did you get that idea?

Vaccinated got infected and even had high viral loads

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/a...

But the massive difference is the vaccinated had much better outcomes, much better chance of avoiding severe symptoms, death, maiming.

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