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Hsr isn't dead, it's still being actively built, employing thousands of people, still has broad public support and just got a shit ton of funding from the feds. It's over budget and delayed yes but so was the original shinkansen because bootstrapping that kind of project and industrial knowledge is hard.
I would absolutely love for this to be true, but I don't really have faith in a project that has had so many issues. I think there will end up being more cost overruns, more finger pointing, and more failures. I half expect Brightline to both start and finish their LA to Vegas rail before this project comes to its final conclusion.
Oh definitely, I don't see it getting to SF before the bright line opens and I don't see it getting to la in the next decade. But the bright line is using more tried and tested technology and methods in a significantly less populated area on an established corridor, while hsr is building from scratch through the heartland of California.
It'll take a long time but it will eventually get done, because there is still a will, not a strong one, to get it done. Most Californians recognize the immense value it will bring and will keep pushing for it.
Oh definitely, I don't see it getting to SF before the bright line opens and I don't see it getting to la in the next decade. But the bright line is using tried and tested technology and methods, while hsr is building from scratch.
It'll take a long time but it will eventually get done, because there is still a will, not a strong one, to get it done. Most Californians recognize the immense value it will bring and will keep pushing for it.