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tweet by amtrak ben: i think we should build high speed rail next to freeways only because it would make drivers feel like complete losers all the time
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tweet by amtrak ben: i think we should build high speed rail next to freeways only because it would make drivers feel like complete losers all the time
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We have the opposite problem in Atlanta. The Marta train only goes about 40mph, so even in pretty heavy traffic, cars will be flying past it. It’s fucking ridiculous they don’t make it faster.
MARTA trains hit at least 70 between e.g. Arts Center and Lindbergh or Buckhead and Medical Center (among other segments). Go stand up front next to the conductor compartment and take a look – there’s a big MPH readout right in the middle of the console that’s easy to see from the door.
(Also, don’t forget that this meme is about high-speed rail (intercity), which is not the same thing a subway system like MARTA (intracity).)
The segment between Perimeter mall and Buckhead that goes between the lanes of hwy 400 is where I always see traffic zipping past it.