Comments on: Amtrak and California High-Speed Rail Authority Team Up to Design New High-Speed Trains http://inhabitat.com/amtrak-and-california-high-speed-rail-authority-team-up-to-design-new-high-speed-trains/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:48:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: philatonian http://inhabitat.com/amtrak-and-california-high-speed-rail-authority-team-up-to-design-new-high-speed-trains/comment-page-1/#comment-504755 philatonian Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:25:05 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=476894#comment-504755 Too bad they haven't mentioned laying new tracks. The Acela has a top speed of 150 but rarely exceeds 70 because it shares the tracks with the regional lines. Without new tracks you won't be getting to Boston in 2.5 hours, you'll be sitting behind a regional train going to same speed as you would in the Acela, but with a much pricier ticket to cover the $55M bucket you're in. I love the idea of high speed trains, but the Northeast corridor already has one, the Acela. You can board a train capable of 700MPH, but if it's sharing the track with a Wilmington bound local, you're going 80 at best. Too bad they haven’t mentioned laying new tracks. The Acela has a top speed of 150 but rarely exceeds 70 because it shares the tracks with the regional lines.

Without new tracks you won’t be getting to Boston in 2.5 hours, you’ll be sitting behind a regional train going to same speed as you would in the Acela, but with a much pricier ticket to cover the $55M bucket you’re in.

I love the idea of high speed trains, but the Northeast corridor already has one, the Acela. You can board a train capable of 700MPH, but if it’s sharing the track with a Wilmington bound local, you’re going 80 at best.

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