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laurencerowe on Aug 20, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: High-speed rail board completes environmental clea...

To be fair some of the HSR money did end up being spent on electrifying CalTrain, the Bay Area commuter railway on which HSR will run unto SF. The upgrade to 1970s tech should improve service substantially since electric trains accelerate much faster.

mulmen on Aug 20, 2022 [–]

25kV was developed in the 1960s but is a world standard now. It’s the only thing that makes sense.

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