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2013-04-28 Home Front: Politix

Dirty Business as Usual at California High Speed Rail

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Posted by Beavis 2013-04-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 And that doesn't include the cost of rolling stock (that's engines and cars to the normal among us)

Which are not, as of this time, going to be purchased "off the shelf".

Posted by Pappy 2013-04-28 02:43|| 2013-04-28 02:43|| Front Page Top

#2 The units should be built in California, by the right Californians, and they should be green and sustainable.

and lucrative if you catch muh drift.

Posted by Shipman 2013-04-28 07:12|| 2013-04-28 07:12|| Front Page Top

#3 $35,000,000 per mile.

$6,628.78 per foot.

$552.32 per inch.

Average income in the State of California: $52,000, or 7 feet/94 inches.

To build the entire 25 mile stretch, Put another way, it would take money equivalent to the entire yearly average income of nearly 19,000 to build that first stretch, assuming - and we all know what assuming does - that not another single penny is added to that cost. We know better; I see no reason whatsoever not to round that cost up to an even billion right off the bat.

All of this for a railroad NO ONE WILL RIDE. If it was going down the coast it would at least make some sense, but it would never be allowed to take that route - far too many people would devote their lives to stopping it. This is nothing more than the usual transfer of wealth in the wrong direction.

Mike

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2013-04-28 09:32|| 2013-04-28 09:32|| Front Page Top

#4 "and we all know what assuming does"

Begins with an ass.

Or, in this case, a bunch of left-wing, corrupt (but I repeat myself) asses. >:-(

Posted by Barbara 2013-04-28 09:37|| 2013-04-28 09:37|| Front Page Top

#5 Every time this crap comes up I will simply mention three words - 'Boston's Big Dig'.

Posted by Raj 2013-04-28 19:22|| 2013-04-28 19:22|| Front Page Top

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