Vegas to LA in 2 hours
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High speed rail is the third rail of infrastructure projects in America.
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I'm not sure why that is worthwhile. You can drive it in 3 without having to go to a train station.
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Ah, but you are starting in LA, 294 miles, and his train starts east of there in Rancho Cucamonga. It only covers the last 218 miles. So if you are thinking starting in LA, you still have from LA to the train station, and that is where the traffic hassles will be. I still don't see the advantage.
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Ah, but you are starting in LA, 294 miles, and his train starts east of there in Rancho Cucamonga. It only covers the last 218 miles. So if you are thinking starting in LA, you still have from LA to the train station, and that is where the traffic hassles will be. I still don't see the advantage.
@Mik said in Vegas to LA in 2 hours:
Ah, but you are starting in LA, 294 miles, and his train starts east of there in Rancho Cucamonga. It only covers the last 218 miles. So if you are thinking starting in LA, you still have from LA to the train station, and that is where the traffic hassles will be.
Good point. LA Metro rail is 1:20 from LA Union Station to Rancho Cucamonga.
ETA: At 7AM LA time the drive is about the same.
ETA (again): At the moment, the drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Vegas is 3:27 minutes for 229 miles on I15.
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Ah, but you are starting in LA, 294 miles, and his train starts east of there in Rancho Cucamonga. It only covers the last 218 miles. So if you are thinking starting in LA, you still have from LA to the train station, and that is where the traffic hassles will be. I still don't see the advantage.
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@Mik said in Vegas to LA in 2 hours:
I still don't see the advantage.
You can get good and drunk on the train.
@Copper said in Vegas to LA in 2 hours:
@Mik said in Vegas to LA in 2 hours:
I still don't see the advantage.
You can get good and drunk on the train.
Well, yes, and no.
On Amtrak, you can drink as much as you want. However, if you become disruptive, you will receive a warning. You might even receive two warnings. If it continues, “ the next stop, will be your stop,”
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I think there's a market for it. TONS of LA folks go there for short trips (not least, strippers). This makes it feasible to go for a day trip and sleep off the alcohol on the way home.
Reminds me of the ferry from Hong Kong to Macau. Go party until 4am, and come back.
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I think there's a market for it. TONS of LA folks go there for short trips (not least, strippers). This makes it feasible to go for a day trip and sleep off the alcohol on the way home.
Reminds me of the ferry from Hong Kong to Macau. Go party until 4am, and come back.
@Jon said in Vegas to LA in 2 hours:
I think there's a market for it.
As I mentioned, Brightline has done well in Florida. They are hampered because of their need to use pre-existing right-of-way. Here, they're planning to build their own, with little politics involved. That, alone, should make it go smoothly.
