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Originally Posted by urbanview
The REAL problem with this train is not just that it's slow as all hell, but that the horn is blown nearly constantly because of the level crossings throughout the trip. All that obnoxious honking is not very pleasant for passengers and it's not pleasant for people living around the tracks. It's not an experience a European would enjoy anyway. They'd be laughing and cringing. A grade separated solution would be better. Would it be possible to bridge/tunnel the road crossings in the future?
It's a god fracking shame that your governor vetoed the real HSR trains years ago that could have been world class transit and eventually been extended around Florida. Now that you have this god forsaken pathetic excuse for a railway, the transit hating politicians/right wingers can say "we have a train, no more for you". Cute, good job Florida. Also, Branson branding this train is just a money play, he's probably laughing his ass off secretly at such a third world railway.
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Precisely how fast do these trains run through the average, minor, city-center? I understand they run through high population areas, so speed is something that needs to be a constant concern.
I know it's not an intercity service, but travel times between Tuscaloosa and Birmingham on the Crescent Line will blow by Birmingham's outer city-centers at around 50 mph... relatively high for a long range route.