Not saying I disagree, but I can already hear the response: “well population density is far less in the US”
What’s the response to that? That they can then just connect the more populated areas? Or point to the past, where there was rail all over the US?
Of course the response is to just start of with high speed rail connecting major cities in high mobility demand, high population areas. You got plenty of those. Looking at population density of the entire country to decide on the feasibility of better passenger rail in the most densely populated regions is dumb.
Not saying I disagree, but I can already hear the response: “well population density is far less in the US” What’s the response to that? That they can then just connect the more populated areas? Or point to the past, where there was rail all over the US?
Of course the response is to just start of with high speed rail connecting major cities in high mobility demand, high population areas. You got plenty of those. Looking at population density of the entire country to decide on the feasibility of better passenger rail in the most densely populated regions is dumb.