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- technology@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.world
California issues an RFQ (Request for Qualifications) in preparation of buying trainsets capable of travelling around 220mph (355km/h), two prototypes, a simulator, spare parts and operational availability for 30 years. Timeline for revenue operation currently is at year 2030.
E: Official release from California government: https://hsr.ca.gov/2023/08/24/news-release-california-high-speed-rail-authority-moves-closer-to-buying-first-trainsets/
Nice! Implementation of high speed rail is needed to get the populace away from frequent wasteful flights
exactly, putting aside the economic benefits this will bring, the ecological impact is huge, especially compared to air travel.
Oh man, I’d love to just hop on a train from Seattle to the Bay Area. Leg room & naps all the way.
Why stop in the Bay? Imperial Beach is lovely, except in August and September. Then it gets up into the 80s and low 90s
80s and 90s is still good weather lol I just got done with a week of 100+ with heat index of 115+ in the Midwest, outside was death. Coastal California has optimal weather year round, it doesn’t actually get hot or cold from what I’ve seen
It’s pretty hot for us. We basically stay in the high 60s to high 70s for almost 10 months a year… Then Aug and Sept happen