Play War Thunder now for free with my link, and get a massive bonus pack including vehicles, boosters and more: playwt.link/futurology
@ncard00
Жыл бұрын
Only Brightline can get these kind of project done...
@ncard00
Жыл бұрын
Please make a similar video about Brightline West, and how that high speed rail project compares to this one.
@carkawalakhatulistiwa
11 ай бұрын
Indonesian hsr finis
@csmlyly5736
Жыл бұрын
Texas Central station in Dallas is directly south of the Amtrak Union Station and lies nearby to the underconstruction subway line through the Convention Center. It would be one stop away from transfering to every local, regional, and national rail line Dallas has to offer.
@ogjk
Жыл бұрын
Dallas is ready for it Houston is not. Once you arrive to Houston you pretty much have to get on a bus or drive to go any where.
@DKA10
Жыл бұрын
i don’t understand why texas central doesn’t terminate its trains at Union Station. it would allow for better accessibility and would be cheaper than building a whole new station. all texas central would have to do is pay to expand union station and pay a bit of ‘rent money’ to amtrak for using union station. makes more sense that way.
@deemanDavid
Жыл бұрын
@@ogjkmight as well go to Austin and San Antonio instead
@wonderhomie2011
Жыл бұрын
What subway under construction!? It has been proposed just like this rail line but nothing has been done.
@starventure
Жыл бұрын
@@ogjk Once you arrive in Dallas, you have to do the same. Maybe some people will brave DART to Plano or TRE to Ft. Worth, but the majority are going to balk because Union Station in downtown Dallas is not safe.
@traceswann7054
Жыл бұрын
ive always wondered why we focused so much on developing our own technology when we could just pay the Japanese, who have been doing this successfully, to do it for us. Glad these investors made the smart decision
@MattUK36
Жыл бұрын
Nah, the Spaniards do it just as well and way cheaper
@AL5520
Жыл бұрын
As @@MattUK36 said, Spain has the second largest network in the world with the lowest costs and you should get help from experts who built thousands of km (and iles) oh high speed rail but that, unfortunately, won't help with the cost and financing as it's an internal US problem that no external company, no matter how experian, can change.
@lws7394
Жыл бұрын
@@AL5520You can't build in US at 'Spanish costs' . Labour and other costs are a lot higher in US.
@KathyXie
Жыл бұрын
Japanese railway tech and train are actually the most expensive, it would be much cheaper to go with European trains.
@jeylonblake3407
Жыл бұрын
@@lws7394 Actually labor is quite cheap in the United States mate. You forget how determined American companies are to not pay their workers properly. In Spain their are tighter regulations on working conditions then their are in the United States.
@adamknott7830
Жыл бұрын
Always makes me mad to see so many people fight HSR. It would be great for Dallas and Houston but no, we have to take them to court for everything. We live in such a backward country
@mrxman581
Жыл бұрын
Completely agree. Same thing happened in California, but the CAHSR persisted and construction began in 2015. But even while it's been under construction obstacles persist. So frustrating and ridiculous.
@Mike__B
Жыл бұрын
@@mrxman581 Yup CA should have had HSR for the entire first phase by now, but noooooo lawyers gonna lawyer.
@mrxman581
Жыл бұрын
@@Mike__B yup. CAHSR has had to deal with a myriad of obstacles including tons of frivolous lawsuits
@robtyman4281
Жыл бұрын
Yea, America remains an anomaly...an exception. As usual. It's so very American to buck the global trend towards high speed rail travel; as other countries realise the potential of HSR to be major drivers for their national economies. But America either (still) hasn't joined the dots...or they 'left the chat' so to speak. I'm sure that one day the penny will drop (eg they'll realise the enormous value that HSR brings to countries) - it's just a question of 'when'?
@adamknott7830
Жыл бұрын
@@robtyman4281 yeah. I think its a matter of time but its just frustrating that it didnt happen in the 80s or 90s and wont be in full force til the 2030s probably
@bobainsworth5057
Жыл бұрын
Just as in Calif.. The land owners are holding out for ridiculous amounts for their property and then grabing legislatiors who are being supported by oil interests , to stop the train because it's costing too much. Cutting off their noses to spite their faces snd doing their state and the country harm. Narriw minded people always get in the way of progress. If they spent as much time and money making sure their own legislators were doing their jobs ,representing their constituents, as they do with these tactacs , this country would be a much better place then it is now.
@EskayDuro
Жыл бұрын
Ever think that some folks just don't WANT to sell their birthright? For any amount of money?
@dizzotizzo69
Жыл бұрын
@@EskayDuro I'd sell it for the greater good of humanity.
@EskayDuro
Жыл бұрын
@@dizzotizzo69 That's very noble of you...however this line only benefits the Residents of Dallas and Houston...all the other people in the rural communities get absolutely NO benefit from this ...the train doesn't stop in their communities.
@Alepfi5599
Жыл бұрын
@@EskayDuro and how many people live in these rural communities to the combined 15 million or so in the two cities? Maybe 1 million?
@EskayDuro
Жыл бұрын
@@Alepfi5599 Do their rights and freedoms and happiness not matter as much as those of the urbanites? That's what you are insinuating?
@edwardgreer491
Жыл бұрын
As a professional driver in the limo and ride share business for the last twenty years getting people to and from HSR would be the least of your problems. This would be a boom for rideshare drivers and a lot less complicated than picking up and dropping off at the airport. Most people use rideshare going to and from the airport and a lot of people don’t really like to park at the airport because it’s to complicated and expensive and would be just what the business travelers are looking for so you can scratch that problem off of your list.
@edwardgreer491
Жыл бұрын
PS don’t forget the comfort and convenience you get on HSR and a lot of people don’t like to fly because of the fear of crashing.
@nimaalam2562
Жыл бұрын
USA should've had high speed rail a long time ago
@bedinskiboi
Жыл бұрын
bUt FreEdOm!!!111! oUr CouNtrY iS ToO LaRGe!!1! it'S sOciaLisM!1!!
@IndustrialParrot2816
Жыл бұрын
We actually have one line and it's the worlds first high speed line that being the northeast corridor from Washington DC to New York and was completed in 1934
@hemihem
Жыл бұрын
Well america is a third world country with no future. China has 25,000 miles of high speed rail for decades, and is the same size and is more geographically challenged because of mountains.
@sebastienholmes548
Жыл бұрын
Take a plane.
@vergildisparda
Жыл бұрын
@@bedinskiboi Sounds like somebody's scared of flying
@robertmcdonnold3038
10 ай бұрын
I'm surprised you haven't covered the Brightline in florida and California/ Nevada. In Florida, this is a prime example of how a privately owned, operated and funded hsr can look like. The one in California and Nevada is in the early stages, but is moving full speed ahead. Good presentation Thanks Bob
@davidjackson7281
10 ай бұрын
BLW is moving full speed ahead?
@samuelmorales2344
Жыл бұрын
I think there should a public-private venture to make Texas Central go on a continuous loop in the Texas Triangle hitting all the major metros. That would be cool if you could go to the main metros around Texas traveling mostly at 205 miles per hour.
@gregorysouthworth783
Жыл бұрын
I think you are on to something!
@hydronpowers9014
Жыл бұрын
How to get a quick choo choo in US 1. Reduce military budget by 200 billion 2. Hire Japanese and European contractors 3. Use funds to build everything. No need for private funds 4. Purchase all lands immediately. 5. Throw vast amounts of manpower and funds thus creating a local industry and providing jobs 6. Improve local public transit to increase ridership 7.??? 8. Profit
@paulsbunions8441
Жыл бұрын
Nope sorry gotta send $300 billion to Ukraine. Neither of the established political parties are good stewards of our tax money and are prone to corruption.
@andyjay729
10 ай бұрын
Why does it have to be profitable? The notion that "hurr gubmint hasta b run liek a biznis" is killing our infrastructure.
@The_king567
8 ай бұрын
@@andyjay729because it won’t work otherwise it’s crazy. This has to be explained to you people.
@The_king567
3 ай бұрын
@@andyjay729because that’s how they pay for it dude read a book
@ovaaaaaL
Жыл бұрын
(Was initially just a reply but I wrote too much so I'll copy it here too lol). Here are some indirect benefits rural towns can benefit from the Texas high speed rail. First, lesser congestion in highway. Because of this, bulk and agricultural products from rural towns can be delivered to ports and cities much faster, thus bringing profit to farmers and other businesses bigger and faster. Next, the Texas high speed rail will be 100% electrified. This is very significant since when you reduce the number of cars that runs on the freeway, the fuel that is supposed to be used by cars can instead be used somewhere like farms and mines fueling trucks and other machinery at a cheaper price due to lower demand. Another benefit would be the significant cut in co2 emissions. Because of this, air quality will significantly improve in the rural towns due to lesser cars. If air quality improves, this usually boosts the quality and quantity of crops, and these rural towns can become major tourist destinations due to the cleanliness of air and the scenery. If folks from urban towns realize this, tourism and businesses can sprung up in these rural towns. And if that happens, they might even build infill stations in the said town to facilitate the ever-growing traffic. If you don't believe me, look up the Taiheiyō Belt of Japan, which I think is where the Texas HSR based some insights upon. The Taiheiyō Belt is an urban corridor similar to the Northeast megapolis of the US. Although you could argue that access to the ocean is a huge factor to the development, if you ask local or read data, they will say another reason, the High-speed rail line or Shinkansen. Because of this, residents of Tokyo and Osaka, 2 cities that are 500 kilometers or 310 miles, travel between the 2 cities usually occur less than 3 hours compared to a car trip of over 6 hours. It's this long because of the mountainous terrain of Japan. But look at the Texas HSR corridor, it's mostly flat, the most ideal terrain for a HSR. Who knows, the Texas HSR might even run 400 to 500 kph or 250 to 310 mph due to the idealness of the terrain.
@VintageToiletsRock
Жыл бұрын
Rural towns will benefit little without a station nearby. The train will be a nuisance to locals if it has to cross at grade, which is looking more and more likely with budget constraints. Air quality in these small towns is already good, so it is unlikely to get much better even if highway traffic is halved. These towns are already on a busy mainline interstate route, but are passed up by urbanites because they are "boring farm towns" which is true to a degree. These are farm towns that city dwellers already pass by except to refill their gas tank and high speed rail will make it even easier to leave them in the dust to crumble. I would love to see a train, but America ain't Japan and Japanese ideology cannot simply be transplanted without thorough evaluation.
@AdamM
Жыл бұрын
Let’s get it! We need this. Make it happen 😬
@rlas
Жыл бұрын
Loving the in depth research and visualisation as always 😊
@ThrowBackFrog
5 ай бұрын
For those interested, the project has started back up with investors from Fort Worth (Early 2024). Now, the proposed origin of the High-Speed Rail will start in Fort Worth (Texas' largest rail passenger using city), go east to Dallas, and then head south to Houston
@backerhamada4459
Жыл бұрын
Great video! Love how you shared all the details of the project.
@SystemsProjectEngineer
Жыл бұрын
People will also take Uber or have someone drop them off at the train station. Not everybody will need to drive and park at the station. My son and I will definitely use it frequently here in Nw Houston.
@kizermason
Жыл бұрын
As a texan i cant wait for the rail line
@mementomouuuri9013
Жыл бұрын
While many of the new hsr-networks around the US sound great, I fear that because literally every state has a different system, the network will be a nightmare to combine into a national network...
@BrandtAbsolu
Жыл бұрын
Yeah. It should really be a federal effort just like the interstate highway system was.
@Ishantyagiofficial
Жыл бұрын
i wonder why US govt doesn't build railways ????
@The_king567
8 ай бұрын
@@Ishantyagiofficialit’s stupid, dumb, expensive and not wanted
@The_king567
3 ай бұрын
@@BrandtAbsoluno it shouldn’t
@The_king567
3 ай бұрын
@@Ishantyagiofficialthey shouldn’t
@amanda-ht7yy
Жыл бұрын
I can't wait until this project is complete 👍😍
@NicksDynasty
Жыл бұрын
The stations need to be downtown and a high populated suburb on the way
@infini.tesimo
Жыл бұрын
The United States as a whole is so far behind on getting High Speed Rails as an option to travel instead of by plane or car. It's a multi-trillion dollar project that needs to happen and it would significantly reduce the need to drive everywhere if you knew that it would cut the times in half that way and there's always someone who will give you an Uber drive somewhere or a bus ride to the general area of choice.
@machinismus
11 ай бұрын
seeing a Shinkansen in Texas would make me ridiculously giddy. how cool would that be? like holy shit! I grew up in the Dallas area and I would definitely go back to visit and take the mo'fuckn Texas Shinkansen, yee haw (even if it's to stinky Houston lol)! I hope I get to see a decent U.S. Shinkansen network in my lifetime.
@heroknaderi
Жыл бұрын
I hope it gets done someday I enjoyed it.
@mitsuyamaeda-railfan
Жыл бұрын
(1) I think it would be good to develop a high-speed railroad in the United States with a yen loan (guarantor is the US government). (2) If the United States introduces Japanese high-speed railroads (Shinkansen, Linear Shinkansen) and Japan purchases American fighter planes, planes, missiles, and resources, I think it will circulate.
@yesdoeee
10 ай бұрын
I think the first step before this is to build a railway infrastructure within the cities first which would benefit the cities a ton anyway then connect the two cities and then repeat with the other big cities in America and connect them all via high-speed rail
@gladiatorgreyman1285
11 ай бұрын
As someone who lives in Houston and takes I-45 to Oklahoma a few times a year, I have never made the drive in less than four hours.
@Napsteraspx
11 ай бұрын
We are like 40 years behind on our trains 😅
@milin7120
5 ай бұрын
Tecas megalopolis gona be huge like tokyo eventually
@jstnrgrs
Жыл бұрын
I've heard some idea of a future branch from Brazoa valley to Austin and San Antonio. I also wonder if there could be a future extension from Dallas to Ft. Worth to connect with the existing Amtrak line (which is pathetic, but perhaps with some more connections, it could be improved in the future.)
@ainahko16
Жыл бұрын
Things I want in the Texas high speed rail system: -Destinations to Austin, San Antonio, Galveston, Corpus Cristi, etc. -All stations must have Bucc-EE’s.
@ianbrown2326
Ай бұрын
Can’t agree anymore with that I also think a line connecting El Paso and San Antonio would be really good with a stop in San Angelo.
@ainahko16
Ай бұрын
@@ianbrown2326 Imagine college football season if Texas has high speed rail terminals in every college town in the state including the major cities.
@Erick-zp8vm
4 ай бұрын
Let me know when they break ground and actually start building.... I have heard about this for ten years now.... I am still waiting. I used to live in Kansas City. They started talking about light rail back in the 1970s. They finally after 50 years have a 2 mile stretch open. They are adding another five miles within 2 years. Let me know when it is finished. The US is so backward when it comes to rail transportation as compared to the rest of the world.
@smart123735
Жыл бұрын
I wish it connects Dallas - Austin- San Antonio- Houston.
@hoodedmexican
Жыл бұрын
The Texas Triangle will be here one day mark my words.
@markiangooley
Жыл бұрын
The problem: you’re in the destination city, you don’t have a car, public transit isn’t very good. Do you start wishing you’d just driven your car there? I’m walking distance from one of the new sections of Brightline tracks in Florida, a bit south of Stuart. I have to cross the tracks to get to most things. There are no plans for there to be a Brightline station within 30 miles of me. Say I want to go to Orlando or Miami by train. Will Brightline provide bus service to the two stations nearest me? (It might help if they do.) It’s the lack of other infrastructure that has me skeptical about these ventures. In my case, Brightline doesn’t seem to want my business, and I’m dubious about how to get around at my destination.
@starventure
Жыл бұрын
Even with the mass transit, few will use it because mass transit in the US is a crime magnet, attracting undesirable people and the socially violent. No sane person is going to subject themselves to that.
@adihrd
10 ай бұрын
Correct me if I'm wrong, Indonesia has built the world's first high-speed railway established in the Southern Hemisphere, named Whoosh!
@davidjackson7281
10 ай бұрын
Top speed of 220 mph on an 88 mile route costing $7.3 B. Built in 7 years with 4 stations and perhaps the beginning of an eventual 500 mile route from Jakarta to Surabaya.
@robertklose2140
Жыл бұрын
Very cool. One question: @6:52, how would this high speed train "drastically upgrade Texas's Amtrak railway infrastructure?" It would seem to replace it, no?
@unreaall
Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to this being a reality. Hopefully eventually it gets new management, and hopefully they bring it to union station
@Gabtube252
Жыл бұрын
It's pretty sad how such a rich place depends on benevolent corporations to invest and build what should be public transit.
@texasgrillchef8581
13 күн бұрын
It will be another 10 years before it even gets built, it won’t be open for riders before 2035
@-noplangaming-9268
Жыл бұрын
i agree with the better for the disabled part but I think the stations locations such as at the mall, puts it in a difficult to reach spot, what will be done to get people to these stations outside of driving
@Seawiz21
3 ай бұрын
There is no such thing as a 100% privately funded passenger train and never will be.
@LimitedWard
Жыл бұрын
I'll eat my hat if this project completes before 2040.
@zakspop
Ай бұрын
It would be nice but I doubt it will ever happen. It makes too much sense and these oil companies don't want electric trains in their own back yard.
@jethrotaylor2614
Жыл бұрын
The problem is the way infrastructure is funded in the USA. In most countries around the world the government funds and builds infrastructure. It simply happens unlike in the USA which is filled with half finished projects and lots of empty talk.
@mrxman581
Жыл бұрын
Agreed. The funding schemes in the USA is broken and inefficient. And underfunded on top of it
@hemihem
Жыл бұрын
Meanwhile, china has 25,000 miles of high speed rail, and the USA has ZERO. China is the same size, and way more geographically challenging. I thought america was rich though, but when it comes to construction it suddenly becomes "too expensive" or "too big". America is a laughing stock
@mrxman581
Жыл бұрын
@@hemihem In some ways the USA might be a laughing stock but it's still better than living in a Communist country like China that controls it's people by censoring the internet and punishing anyone who criticizes the Communist government. Or lying to the world about Covid and not being transparent resulting in millions of deaths around the world. That's on China's government. That's not laughable, that's criminal and shameful!
@loganleroy8622
Жыл бұрын
@@hemihem China has money, but the people are all rather poor. So they don't have the money to move around in something like a car and instead rely on motorcycles and trains. It's because of the wealth of Americans, combined with all of the space they have to spread out, plus the importance of private ownership of property (a concept that doesn't exist in China).
@The_king567
8 ай бұрын
Do you know that’s not a good thing right government should not fund infrastructure I’m amazed this has to be explained do you people not know history you clearly don’t
@anngo4140
Жыл бұрын
So okay, when Austin?
@Rollermonkey1
Ай бұрын
Has this ever actually broken ground? I mean, you can grift a whole heck of a lot of money by just planning forever.
@Alepfi5599
Жыл бұрын
How there is no major rail connection between these cities yet is absolutely bonkers. The US is such a backward country.
@hemihem
Жыл бұрын
All the hundreds of billions goes to military bases and money to ukraine. Meanwhile China has 25,000 Miles of high speed rail
@starventure
Жыл бұрын
@@hemihem Do you know what China also has more of than the US? CHINESE PEOPLE. No ethnic tensions, no fright induced sprawl, no lack of national cohesion. Do you understand why that allows them to build like that?
@andyjay729
10 ай бұрын
@@starventure No lack of national tension? Hong Kong and the Uyghurs say hello.
@starventure
10 ай бұрын
@@andyjay729 They don't count. A handful of small islands off the coast and a bunch of savages out in the western deserts are not significant enough to change the description.
@The_king567
8 ай бұрын
lol you don’t know what you’re talking about what’s the most common former transportation in the world it’s not trains it’s cars read a book
@little_laughs_family
Жыл бұрын
Having a HSR between two big cities which individually donot have public transport within the cities will be useless. It would be better to drive.
@dohminkonoha3200
Жыл бұрын
Lands price near stations will rises sky high even higher than Times Square NY. I want to buy and build Hotel and Mall on worthless asphalt covered stone deserts near stations.
@竹中戦児
Жыл бұрын
Shinkan is the most advanced mobility by EV, unnecessary of charging. So, in term percapita distance of EV-km/year, Japan is second next to Swiss -about 2000km/year man.
@moneymanfernando1594
Жыл бұрын
21st century train will come true in the 22nd century, maybe.
@j.s.9425
Жыл бұрын
Dallas Metro is definitely more populous than Houston Metro but whatever 😂
@JediTev
Жыл бұрын
I was really hoping this was going to be built before this joke of high speed rail here in California was built.
@chrisengrace
Жыл бұрын
I'll give it a 0% chance of happening by 2026 for the following reasons a think tank summarized: (1) the continually escalating costs of building and operating high-speed rail, (2) the limited and declining pool of potential ridership from 5M to 1.4M annually; (3) Texas Central’s status as a zombie company, and (4) the lack of federal or state support for Texas Central’s project. The company: Texas Central, saw its board members resign, it's delinquent in paying property taxes and property owners along the route haven't been paid association dues. Its Twitter has now fallen silent, there are no updates and some legal challenges remain.
@michaeljones7927
Жыл бұрын
Explain how the Dallas-Houston HSR market has shrunk...or is going to shrink so dramatically. Thanks.
@chrisengrace
Жыл бұрын
@@michaeljones7927 this project is in deep trouble, nothing is moving and there’s not money to make it move right now
@davidjackson7281
Жыл бұрын
@@michaeljones7927 Perhaps because of remote work and inflated projections. A slower but cheaper train such as Brightline is the answer.
@michaeljones7927
Жыл бұрын
@@davidjackson7281 YES.
@michaeljones7927
Жыл бұрын
@@chrisengrace You're totally correct in your assessment of the Texas Central project.. IT'S DEAD, just like Texas TGV in the early nineties
@marcusrichardson1460
11 ай бұрын
They have been talking about this since before I was born😂😂
@垃圾谷歌-e9j
11 ай бұрын
Even Indonesia finished their first High Speed Rail which runs 350km/h
@The_king567
8 ай бұрын
@@垃圾谷歌-e9jnobody cares
@darthmaul216
7 ай бұрын
Which was?
@MrDisgruntledGamer1
Жыл бұрын
High Speed Rail from Dallas to Houston, not just any rail either japanese designed high speed rail, PLEASE TEXAS TAKE THE FUCKING DEAL. It will put us on the map of world class public transportation. Right now, we arent even on it! also 90 MINUTES! THATS INSANE!
@dantegianoli3267
Жыл бұрын
Wasn’t this project canceled already?
@KanishQQuotes
Жыл бұрын
Get Brightline, bring in the Japanese They know how to get things done
@passatboi
Жыл бұрын
It's not a 21-st century rail network. It's a 20th-century rail network. The US should just invest heavily in maglev. Our great distances require greater speeds. If we start building it here, the price will come down (for those who will whine "but maglev is expennnnsive". I-69 is expensive. Military stuff is expensive. If we can't do it, who can?
@TXGX3500
Жыл бұрын
Cool but this is going to take 10+ years to finish lmao
@lucidmoses
Жыл бұрын
Humm... That one actual strikes me as possibly getting done. Not on time or on budget but still.
@AL-lh2ht
Жыл бұрын
They are all getting done. Literally hall high speed rail productions takes years and years to get done.
@sleepyjoe4529
Жыл бұрын
lol it won't be finished until 2050 and 100 billion over budget
@hemihem
Жыл бұрын
China has 25,000 miles of high speed rail, and the USA has ZERO. China is the same size, and way more geographically challenging. I thought america was rich though, but when it comes to construction it suddenly becomes "too expensive" or "too big". America is a laughing stock
@theanalogkid3763
Жыл бұрын
@@hemihemBro you’ve left this same comment 4+ times on this video. Don’t you have anything better to do?
@paulsbunions8441
Жыл бұрын
@@theanalogkid3763yuropoors dont have anything to do but cry about Americans lol
@The_king567
8 ай бұрын
@@hemihemlol you keep saying this like you said something smart you’re not China again is bankrupt because of this they have to borrow money from brics just leave that out in China is not democratic you don’t know what you’re talking about. Read a goddamn book. Because you clearly don’t know what you’re talking about.
@cristosocorromedina580
5 ай бұрын
😮
@nonmagicmike723
Жыл бұрын
The loud music ruined it.
@humanadam9773
Жыл бұрын
The king of Saudi Arabia will just draw a line across the entire country, and the next day construction starts.. and we cannot build a 350 km rail?!!
@The_king567
8 ай бұрын
No way you are comparing Saudi Arabia to the USA. Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy. I’m amazed that this Has to be explained to you people.
@eurmal5681
5 ай бұрын
@@The_king567that’s the point, they are more efficient instead of our slow bureaucracy that has a voice and only has their self interest.
@The_king567
5 ай бұрын
@@eurmal5681 so we should be a dictatorship I totally agree
@eurmal5681
5 ай бұрын
@@The_king567 not a dictatorship but silence the voices of those small land hoarders who for some reason have the ability to cancel a multi-billion project even though their life is worth 0.001 of that
@The_king567
5 ай бұрын
@@eurmal5681 good you can’t build on peoples land dude
@tomashrosovsky6920
Жыл бұрын
US acting like they are so breakthrough even though Europe has been thriving since 18th century 💀
@michaeljones7927
Жыл бұрын
There were no trains in Europe or the U.S. before approximately 1840. Try learning history
@tomashrosovsky6920
Жыл бұрын
In Europe it was in 1835. Try learning history yourself ;) @@michaeljones7927
@Txloganc
3 ай бұрын
lots of issues with this video one is the classic texas stereotype two is you didn’t even look at where the stations are connected. they are close to other ways of transport you make it seem like you have to get a car to travel once you get off train and third it’s old info do more digging
@morewi
Жыл бұрын
Sounds like they need to improve rail infrastructure in Dallas and Houston before trying this. What's the point of taking a train if you are forced to use a taxi or rent a car once you get there
@itsjustme11
Жыл бұрын
How is that so different than the airports?
@morewi
Жыл бұрын
@@itsjustme11 because airplanes are generally used for long distance
@itsjustme11
Жыл бұрын
@@morewi Regardless of the travel distance you are still transitioning from one form of transportation to another. Wether that is by a known individual, rideshare, bus, or light rail, you would need another form of transportation after your high speed arrival.
@morewi
Жыл бұрын
@@itsjustme11 because the train's customer base is for medium length trips which you could drive to. I can drive and save money by not renting a car
@moonbox3381
Жыл бұрын
according to speed of unite the state of America construction speed in California fast already 15 years how dis they did . so Dallas-Houston High Speed Rail Plan may take another 70 years to completed the project ,I think the cost blow out and never completed
@mrxman581
Жыл бұрын
No, the California high speed rail project started construction in 2015. That's 8 years so far not 15.
@moonbox3381
Жыл бұрын
@@mrxman581 The passage of Proposition 1A in 2008, followed by the awarding of federal stimulus funds in 2010, established the initial funding for the California High-Speed Rail system. Construction contracts began to be awarded in 2013, and the groundbreaking ceremony for initial construction was held on January 6, 2015.
@mrxman581
Жыл бұрын
@@moonbox3381 Indeed. You said construction speed was already 15 years. It's been under construction for 8. The voting, planning, and design are not considered part of the construction phase. Maybe we're saying the same thing after all
@hemihem
Жыл бұрын
China has 25,000 miles of high speed rail, and the USA has ZERO. China is the same size, and way more geographically challenging. I thought america was rich though, but when it comes to construction it suddenly becomes "too expensive" or "too big". The amount of propaganda americans consume while they get no benefit of living in a "first world society" as more immigrants are imported daily to replace the native population America is a laughing stock
@jz453
9 ай бұрын
all you need/want/can know is here 11:21
@ThatJPGamer
Жыл бұрын
The entire Texas triangle has millions upon millions of residents and is worth well over a trillion dollars. How there is no high speed rail connecting them already is hard to believe. Hopefully this project starts something great in Texas and the rest of the country!
@cxa340
Жыл бұрын
There are multiple flights a day between multiple airports that covers this distance everyday in less time and for less cost with no public monies being used - the Texas HSR will require permanent public money to sustain itself just like all HSR.
@ThatJPGamer
Жыл бұрын
@@cxa340 Aren’t airlines also heavily subsided by public funds though? Anyways, HSR isn’t meant to be a highly profitable endeavor. It can simply be a public good. It’s public infrastructure that creates both immediate and long term jobs, better connects millions of people, and reduces pollution and road deaths.
@cxa340
Жыл бұрын
@@ThatJPGamer No - airlines are not subsidized, in fact that pay a higher rate of taxation than do alcohol or tabaco. Not sure how you could ever think that - but no airlines do not receive subsidies, especially on the Houston to Dallas route. Why spend the mi eh on HSR when airlines are not only more efficient but also more sustainable? We would do better to invest the money into airports where the money gets paid back from passenger fees and this costs us nothing than dl build a HSR network that will literally require subsides every year of its existence and still offer tickets that cost more than the average airfare for the same route.
@ThatJPGamer
Жыл бұрын
@@cxa340 My apologies if I was wrong about the subsidies, I’ll try and look more into it to learn about it. Still, air travel is among the most polluting means of travel. It’s a problem that would only get worse the more planes we add. It’s also pretty cost prohibitive. Flights are several hundred dollars if booked a week or two in advance, and still well over a hundred dollars if booked months in advance.
@cxa340
Жыл бұрын
@@ThatJPGamer Ok wrong on all those counts 1) for HSR rail to break even it would have to employ the same dynamic pricing model that airlines use - flag pricing would actually make HSR incredibly expensive and far more expensive than the average fare between Dallas and Houston. Again - why should we subsidize HSR when we do not subsidize air travel or roads? Passengers pay taxes when they buy a ticket, drivers pay taxes when they fill their vehicles, why should train riders be left to suck off the public? 2) air travel is far more environmentally friendly than is HSR - when you look at how few gallons of jet fuel is used to transport a passenger then the average aircraft uses less than 10 gallons of fuel per passenger per 1,000 miles. This is far more efficient than HSR which requires huge electric demands from gas or coal fired power plants
@ChrisJones-gx7fc
Жыл бұрын
Southwest Airlines filed a lawsuit against the Texas HSR project in the 1990s, and was at least partly responsible for it getting shut down.
@severeweatheralert6522
Жыл бұрын
The only reason why they did that lawsuit is because of profit
@15MinDallas
Жыл бұрын
So sad. They should look at the landscape and get behind it. Branch off a Southwest HSR division. And still make money. 🤷♂️
@alexspike7331
8 ай бұрын
Now that SW airlines' market share is much larger and the Texas triangle market less important to their operations, they're less likely to be an obstacle this time around. Nonetheless, the Texas TGV 'lambda' corridors would of changed Texas for the better and its loss is devastating.
@ChrisJones-gx7fc
8 ай бұрын
@@alexspike7331 I’d like to know how much Southwest Airlines is involved in trying to delay California HSR, given their market share in that LA-SF route a high speed train would definitely eat into. It could be none, and maybe is, but at the same time it wouldn’t surprise me if they were a part of that effort just as they were in Texas.
@tims5443
Жыл бұрын
I hope this project will have an successful end :)! We need more train tracks, like they have in the EU!
@DarkKnight52365
Жыл бұрын
the problem lies with how corrupt the government is
@frankdicreator2235
Жыл бұрын
not gonna happen
@AL-lh2ht
Жыл бұрын
@@frankdicreator2235cope
@mohammedawad7841
Жыл бұрын
The us needs turns walkable their cities
@miles5600
Жыл бұрын
@@mohammedawad7841 exactly and less car centric places with wide protected bike lanes on every road!
@expojam1473
Жыл бұрын
I’m happy rail transit is gaining steam in the US now. It’s much needed, and will benefit a lot of people! 😊
@davidjackson7281
Жыл бұрын
Need 15 more years to see progress.
@hemihem
Жыл бұрын
America is a laughing stock, china already has 25,000 miles of high speed rail America, zero. Lol
@jwil4286
Жыл бұрын
@@hemihempart of the reason for that is that the number of miles of HSR in the US is the same as the amount of property rights in PRC: zero. The CCP can simply displace people if it wants to.
@zntei2374
Жыл бұрын
"Gaining steam" love that subtle old-fashioned pun.
@VegitoBlue202
Жыл бұрын
@@jwil4286they built it's HSR lines in empty areas 💀💀💀
@bedinskiboi
Жыл бұрын
We need to take all money being used for highway expansion in our country and divert it to building out our national rail network -- high speed, low speed regional, suburban rail, subway, and tram... We need to get up to the the world standard for rail, and need to ditch our horrible system of car-centrism as fast as we possibly can.
@jwil4286
Жыл бұрын
Those ideas only work in urban and suburban areas. Outside the suburbs (with connections to urban centers), rural folks NEED automobiles as part of their daily lives and jobs.
@burkino7046
Жыл бұрын
@@jwil4286 80% of the population lives in urban and suburban areas.
@BrandtAbsolu
Жыл бұрын
@@jwil4286No one has mentioned anything about preventing people from driving at all.
@marcbuisson2463
Жыл бұрын
@@jwil4286*urban places. Suburbs can't use trains, and generate too few money to have any kind of decent infrastructure and services. They get built, decay over 50, 70 years, get abandoned, and a new one is built instead. But to be extremely fair, it's entirely possible to build decent urban places in rural regions, with decent infrastructure and services, sometimes even good transit. Just not in most of the US.
@VegitoBlue202
Жыл бұрын
@@marcbuisson2463trams are better fit for suburb
@magnesium_subsoil_94
Жыл бұрын
I hope this expands beyond Texas. The Shinkansen single-handedly makes the US feel like a third world country - it really changes your concept of transportation and urban planning
@steffieboy19
Жыл бұрын
It is a third world country indeed
@mrxman581
Жыл бұрын
Excuse me , but California is actually already building the first true HSR system in the USA, not Texas.
@ahyes589
Жыл бұрын
@@mrxman581 Assuming either of them will actually be completed
@fatboyRAY24
Жыл бұрын
Let me be clear that 1st, 2nd, and 3rd world classifications were designed by the US to separate her allies from the Soviets. “3rd world” always referred to those who didn’t pick a side during the Cold War. So you’re definitely using the phrase incorrectly. If you mean to say it makes the US feel like a “poor” country then thats just an opinion thats not grounded in reality. And although transportation isn’t a problem here, statistically, perhaps we need to do some superfluous spending just for the added redundancy.
@mrxman581
Жыл бұрын
@@ahyes589 the CAHSR is already under construction and has the funding to complete the first section in the Central Valley. The Texas project is vaporware for now. That's a huge difference.
@Mindfr3k24
Жыл бұрын
I hope they build one out in West Texas, make it easier to cross the state, I'm excited for the possibilities of the future.
@lukes3748
Жыл бұрын
It’s good to see high speed rail grow to outside of the northeast in the us, hopefully it’ll pave the way for more high speed rail in the future!
@mrxman581
Жыл бұрын
California is actually already building the first true HSR in the USA. Even the NEC doesn't have true HSR. So HSR will spread to the rest of the country because of California, not Texas.
@blushdog
Жыл бұрын
northeast doesnt even have high speed rail by international standards
@lukes3748
Жыл бұрын
@@blushdog true, but relative to american rail standards it seems that way
@mrxman581
Жыл бұрын
@@lukes3748 true. It might seem that way but it's not. Also, we shouldn't dumb down what is and isn't HSR. We need to correctly educate the American public about modern and future rail technology including HSR.
@lukes3748
Жыл бұрын
@@mrxman581 the entire rail system in America is flawed, having most of the passenger travel being run by government isn’t the best. Especially with a country of its size, HSR could be a huge opportunity but the government will likely not take that leap for years, which is rather unfortunate because it has the potential to rival air travel and become a much cheaper alternative, especially at a time when plane tickets are through the roof.
@chriskeller3705
7 ай бұрын
As someone who frequently makes the 8+ hour round trip drive between houston and dallas to see family, I fully support this. It would be nice to just be able to shoot back and forth on a train instead of putting wear and tear on my car and having to dedicate a whole day to driving
@JammastaJ23
Жыл бұрын
This is where high speed rail makes sense in ths US, replacing car traffic on maybe 300 mile or less routes.
@andrewbabbo123
Жыл бұрын
Landowners: "I am going to sue this company into oblivion with the hopes of shutting them down for good" also landowners: "Why isn't this company giving us any updates after we sued them, nearly shutting them down for good?"
@E11or
Жыл бұрын
The highspeed rail has to be intergrated with a good public transit network and carsharing
@leonpaelinck
Жыл бұрын
They'll probably plant the stations in giant parking lots
@E11or
Жыл бұрын
@@leonpaelinck atleast near to the station
@wonderhomie2011
Жыл бұрын
Which both Dallas and Fort Worth do not have, great mass transit.
@bagtea
9 ай бұрын
@@wonderhomie2011 they need to before worldcup begins
@andrewclarke8163
Жыл бұрын
It's hilarious to see how many Americans fight against the improvement of their own country. Even if you are (and forever will be) a driver, this is good for you. It will take cars off the road meaning less traffic to fight with everyday. Remember, the very best places in the world to drive are also the best places for public transit and none of them are in the US.
@loganleroy8622
Жыл бұрын
You clearly haven't been to the center of the United States. There is no such thing as road congestion there. It's only in the biggest cities that road congestion happens, most people just drive. It's super convenient. You can leave when you want, you don't have to rely on a timetable, you have an easier way to transport things like groceries, there is plenty of space to park, it gives you more flexibility to move around once you get to your destination. You just won't understand it unless you try to live in the United States outside of the largest cities like Los Angeles.
@The_king567
8 ай бұрын
Nope it’s a waste of time and money in my taxes should not pay for this or you it’s not fair
@The_king567
3 ай бұрын
This isn’t improvement
@Unknown_Ooh
Жыл бұрын
The problem with HSR is that the connecting cities both need to have a good rail and other public transport means because not everyone on I-45 is going from one downtown to the other and honestly their final destination could be miles away from wherever the stations connect.
@nthused
Жыл бұрын
It that same argument could be made against airlines. HSR is better for shorter trips like this as its stations are closer to downtowns. That said, there is nothing that is perfect. We also need smaller, slower rail connecting the small towns surrounding the stops.
@avagd6293
Жыл бұрын
One of the biggest opponents of high speed passenger rail is the airlines. There is enough air and rail passengers to support both modes of travel, plus utilizing high speed rail for mail and package delivery will enable mail and packages to be delivered within hours with same service. Texas may not get this mode of travel for a long time due to backward thinking.
@cxa340
Жыл бұрын
The problem is air is both faster, cheaper, and has better connectivity - you have literally more flights per day between the 4 airports than this rail line could support and it is finer much faster and at a much cheaper cost that requires no public monies while HSR always requires public subsidies.
@VintageToiletsRock
Жыл бұрын
@@cxa340 Air is fast, but the TSA isn't and is a huge pain-point for me to travel by air. Air travel is EXPENSIVE too! I already own a car and can travel 500 miles for around $30 of fuel, which blows any plane ticket for that distance out of the water! I will concede the connectivity until the atlantic ocean causeway is opened someday. Lastly, airlines get TONS of public monies, did you forget about the 2020 COVID bailouts using taxpayer money?
@pindapoy1596
Жыл бұрын
@avagd6293 Texas may not get this mode of travel for a long time due to backward thinking. Oil industry lobbying is not backward thinking.
@sebastienholmes548
Жыл бұрын
@@VintageToiletsRockabolish the TSA.
@IKEMENOsakaman
Жыл бұрын
I clicked on the video because the thumbnail shows Japan's maglev, the fastest train in the world which is now under testing and ready to run from 2027!
@captainkrajick
Жыл бұрын
It's ready to run, but the tunnels cannot be constructed until one of the local governments gives permission to build in a certain area. Which they have refused to do, citing concerns to water flow changes causing change to habits of local animals on the mountains. So the real timeline is 2029-2030 at best, assuming they can get the approval of said local government.
@mrxman581
Жыл бұрын
Technically, there is a small maglev route already in use in China. The only public working one right now. It goes to an airport but many people who ride it just do it for the experience. More like an amusement park ride.
@StarboardPitotTube
Жыл бұрын
@@mrxman581 there are already multiple maglevs in China, Korea, and Japan, despite none of them being high speed though
@mrxman581
Жыл бұрын
@@StarboardPitotTube As I understand it, the relatively short line that connects to an airport in China is the only one operating as public transit. There are other maglevs used for testing purposes including in Germany.
@StarboardPitotTube
11 ай бұрын
@@mrxman581 To give some examples of other operating maglev trains: Linimo in Japan, Changsha Maglev express and Shanghai Metro S1 in China, and the Incheon Airport Maglev.
@22cowboys
Жыл бұрын
After living in Germany, Korea and visiting Japan many of times, I always wonder how are we SOOOOO behind on this type of transportation. I would literally just go to Dallas for lunch with friends and come back that some day. I know people that live in Katy that have a longer driving to work than 90 mins .
@The_king567
8 ай бұрын
Easy because we don’t want it. It’s a waste of money read a book.
@22cowboys
8 ай бұрын
@@The_king567 what oil company you work. LOL just because you live under a rock and clearly do understand the dichotomy of public and private transportation with the governance of the citizenry
@The_king567
8 ай бұрын
@@22cowboys I work for shell and private anything is always better then government ran anything
@22cowboys
8 ай бұрын
@@The_king567 so you do drive or fly because thats owned by the city, state and federal government right.
@The_king567
8 ай бұрын
@@22cowboys usually yea
@jslops5604
Жыл бұрын
As someone who travels to Houston every month or so it might work. It has to be priced at a point that it is cheaper tan driving as well. It currently costs 60-70 dollars in gas to go round trip. So tickets would have to be appropriately priced. Also factor in the cost of getting from the train station to where I need to go in Houston, which is close to the hobby airport. Houston is a city designed for having a car and not having one in Houston is extremely inconvenient. This sounds like a good idea, but if its priced similarly to amtrack prices in the northeast, ill probably consider taking my car anyway out of the convenience factor when I am in Houston.
@TheNewGreenIsBlue
Жыл бұрын
There IS NO heart of downtown in Dallas and Houston. Just like people who FLY between those two cities, they rent a car. Or car sharing companies spring up. Seriously what's more American than an entrepeneur seizing an opportunity to rent or carshare vehicles to high income business travelers. This line is SUCH a no-brainer... but maybe that's the problem... no brains.
@johnwells9089
8 ай бұрын
ELON MUSK, Should invest in this.
@lochinvar50
8 ай бұрын
Both California and Texas are meeting the same problems (environmental, expropriations, investors, etc.). But Democrat California is pro rail and Republican Texas is not. California has already spent around $80 billion. I don't know about Texas. So while California High Speed Rail is moving along, at least in the Central Valley, the assurance for Texas still needs to be threshed out.
@TrustTree8117
4 ай бұрын
I love the initiative but I feel the bullet train will soon be obsolete, why not go all the way and develop a mag lev system, or even a hyper loop type of transport?
@Crepello100
Жыл бұрын
I'm surprised this project doesn't include additional park & ride stations. A lot of people will be going from where they live in the suburbs to the centre of the other city. That works in both directions of course so you'd have one park & ride stop about 10 to 15 miles south of Dallas and another about 10-15 miles north (or outside) of Houston. Extra stops do add time to the journey but it's not much - about 5 minutes per stop. These are particularly successful in the UK and in some cases they lead to a lot of new development around the park & ride station. I guess whoever builds the railway could cash in on that too? The other thing I'm surpirsed at is the planned service frequency. 1 train per hour off peak? That's not enough for turn-up-and-go kind of travelling. You need at least 2/hr. If you can't fill em with enough people then make the trains shorter. Overall you'd still generate more traffic for the railway.
@fatviscount6562
Жыл бұрын
No high speed rail connects two sprawling urban areas with no practical public transit. Since people will still need to drive to the train, then drive from the train to their destinations, they will simply drive the whole trip. Houston and Dallas both need to build practical (high frequency, high density) local transit before it will be practical to use public transit to connect the two metros.
@blackhole9961
Жыл бұрын
Not possible considering their areas are essentially Giant suburbias. public transit needs actual density to be useful and logistical. if you don't live /work/ or have places to go within the relatively small walkshed of a public transit station, its effectively useless/
@cleasanna05
Жыл бұрын
Yes, traveling in countries like Japan, China, and in western Europe, i noticed that these countries not only have good high speed train networks, but they also have a compliment of subway, local, and regional trains that allows people to transfer to another train and get to another destination within the metro of the particular city in a timely manner. Dallas and Houston are huge and spread-out metro areas, and unless i am going right to the city center, there needs to be another form of transportation that I can quickly transfer to if i am going to want to use the high-speed rail. If my destination is outside the city center in another area or i am trying to visit multiple areas, Taking the Bullet train would likely not benefit me. This is why if built. i think this project likely would not get a healthy amount of ridership. There needs to be a complementary network or transportation for this to be viable for most people.
@pindapoy1596
Жыл бұрын
@fatviscount6562 In Europe they have freight cars attached to the train (for major lines). Put your car on the train, have a drink and you get to destination with your car unloaded and waiting for you.
@wonderhomie2011
Жыл бұрын
Most logical comment here. Trinity Metro is horrible while DART has some form of better transit, and the mid cities have absolutely no mass transit. This project is doomed without significant change in how DFW and Houston travel.
@yeungsalt624
Жыл бұрын
How about the flights between these cities? There are lots of flights between Dallas and Houston and people taking flights instead of driving would face essentially the same problem of taking train because they don't have their car in the destination city. If flights between these cities work, can't just the same solution be applied to the case of train?
@DonaldCowling-fw5vg
7 ай бұрын
Just think of what marijuana tax money could do for the growth of Texas 😎🎄
@coyotelong4349
Жыл бұрын
So would the train be called the Shinktexan?
@paulsbunions8441
Жыл бұрын
It'd probably end up being called the bullet train, that's what HSRs are usually known as
@Bruh-jr2ep
Жыл бұрын
I think the first step of this project should be making Houston and Dallas more pedestrian and bicycle friendly. Then the funding of this mega project should come from the US government and Texas government. The biggest obstacles of this project are the car and plane lobbies.
@EskayDuro
Жыл бұрын
Not trying to pick a fight but it's 106 in Dallas right now...and there's not a lot of people walking, jogging or biking...and Houston is just as hot with the added benefit of humidity and mosquitoes. I agree with your sentiment but think that the bike lanes and walking paths would be awfully lovely places between 9AM and 9PM for half the year.
@Bruh-jr2ep
Жыл бұрын
@@EskayDuro Good point! But I think the temperature can be lowered by creating more shadows by planting trees. Cities which all full of concrete are very hot in the summer time.
@EskayDuro
Жыл бұрын
@@Bruh-jr2ep Yes, Sir I absolutely agree that we( Texas especially) could do a great deal more to make our cities much more livable.... unfortunately it's just too easy to move farther out into the suburbs.
@mrxman581
Жыл бұрын
@@Bruh-jr2epAgreed, but it's not and either/or option. Texas can do both things. They can fund the pedestrian improvements locally and get help from the federal government for the HSR project. Though the local funding might require raising taxes to do it. Los Angeles city and county residents voted and approved raising the sales taxes to build a county-wide public metro rail system. The first light rail line opened in 1990 and the system continues to expand because of this funding. However, if the majority of residents don't support it, it's not going to happen.
@blackhole9961
Жыл бұрын
Not really possible as the video explains both DFW and Greater Houston areas are MASSIVE especially for their populations. They are essentially giant suburbias like the majority of other American cities/metropolitan regions. To put their size into scale, the Greater Houston area alone is nearly twice the size of the greater Tokyo metropolitan area despite the Tokyo metropolitan area containing more people than all of Texas. To increase their density to a significant degree their populations alone would have to grow well into the tens of millions. Theres also the added issue of everyone wants to live in suburbia, not really a high density urban metropolis like NYC.
@mrxman581
Жыл бұрын
What's the point of this video? The history is interesting, but it doesn't shed light on the future of this project. Basically, just a big ? and speculation. BTW, California is already building the first true HSR system in the USA, not Texas. Construction started in 2015. So if it's going to spread to the rest of the USA, it's going to be because of California.
@edwardgreer491
Жыл бұрын
Some of the benefits to HSR is that it would allow more people to attend events in different cities. The weather related incidents at the airports are ridiculous. You get constant flight delays, then you have to wait for the planes that got stuck up in the air to land and then the delayed flights have to leave, no more pilots issues because the pilots flew to many hours or didn’t show on time if at all and the number one issue when your flight is delayed is that the airlines keep stalling you knowing full well that that flight is never going to leave and then it’s a mad scramble for everyone to have to try to find a hotel near the airport or sleep at the airport. Some people even catch rideshare to different cities to try and catch a different flight. The benefits of HSR far exceed the cons because the roads have reached their maximum limits and adding lanes are to expensive and have to be maintained and it’s pointless because they just add to the congestion and usually cost the drivers more money because you have to pay to use those extra lanes. If you could find a way to make it cost efficient you could have a direct express train and a commute train for those who would rather commute than drive farther beyond the city limits but that would have to be studied. But on the event side this would benefit both cities because their is always something going on in both cities and Dallas and Houston areas are both growing faster than any other city and HSR will be the answer to the transportation problem.
@francisaselin856
11 ай бұрын
I would ride it I live in Houston and it sounds like a fun trip.
Пікірлер: 662