#High-Speed Rail Projects

[nnctales]

India's Ambitious Mega Projects: Shaping the Future of Infrastructure and Economic Growth

India, with its burgeoning economy and visionary approach to infrastructure development, is embarking on a remarkable journey through numerous mega projects. These ambitious undertakings span various sectors, from transportation and energy to maritime infrastructure and urban development. These projects not only showcase India’s commitment to innovation and progress but also have the potential to…

[thanatika]

you ask me what kind of car daniil dankovsky would drive and i tell you he would be one of those annoying public transportation evangelists. he's on r/transit looking at the idealized, will-never-be-built public transit systems random people are coming up with for their cities for fun and smiling. he's a supporter of the car-free movement on the grounds that personal vehicles are logistically inefficient and one of the leading causes of death. someone tries to tell him that there are some places where personal cars would still be a practical necessity, like rural areas out in the middle of nowhere, and he tells you that with enough investment in public infrastructure and a shift in social values, public transit could be feasible even in the most rural areas, and it's really annoying that he's honestly kind of right.

[network-rail]

maglev?

the main thing maglevs are actually useful for is as a capacity upgrade from high speed rail – you build your normal trains first, then once that is at capacity, you build high speed rail, then once that is at capacity, that's when you consider building a maglev (for instance, the Chūō Shinkansen). otherwise, maglevs aren't really that useful – they're way more expensive than high speed rail and for not much benefit, so you'd really only build one if you already had high speed rail and needed more.

we here at network rail have no plans to build any maglevs, since here in britain we don't have enough high speed rail to justify it (HS2 was meant to be a capacity upgrade for the west coast main line, a maglev would have had to be a capacity upgrade for HS2 once that started to become crowded but given its current state there won't be any maglevs in britain any time soon)

in summary: since high speed rail is essentially a capacity upgrade (faster trains means you can run trains more often/higher throughput), making the trains go even faster is also a capacity upgrade. however, maglevs are so expensive that there's no reason to build one over normal high speed rail unless you already have that and need just one more train, bro

[eltristanexplicitcontent]

Critical Infrastructure | FULL ACCESS drone flight

[kazifatagar]

PLANTATION - (OVERWEIGHT Maintained) Beneficiaries of High-Speed Rail Project

The High Speed Rail (HSR) project is set to benefit plantation companies with oil palm estates near its stations, notably SD Guthrie (SDG), Genting Plantations (GenP), Johor Plantations (JPG), and Kuala Lumpur Kepong (KLK), based on the original HSR alignment. Plantation sector GenP also has two property projects in Johor. While IOI Corporation and Kim Loong Resources have estates in Johor,…

[inc-immigrationnewscanada]

High-Speed Rail Corridor Announced by Trudeau from Toronto 2 Quebec

In a significant stride towards modernizing Canadian transportation, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the development of a high-speed rail network from Toronto to Quebec City. This project aims to redefine commuting within Canada’s busiest corridor, offering quicker travel times and promoting sustainable transport solutions. The AnnouncementProject Details about High-Speed RailImpact…

[afrotumble]

Africa's First High-Speed Rail System| Gautrain: Africa's Golden Train |...

[suetravelblog]

Chinse President Xi Jinping Visits Belgrade Serbia

Belgrade Budapest Railway – ZAWYA Belgrade has been buzzing in anticipation of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s arrival yesterday for a two-day visit. It’s Xi’s second state visit to Serbia, amid “high expectations that the ironclad friendship between the two nations will be further enriched and strengthened”. Xi’s visit was also said to be “on the occasion of Serbia marking the 25th anniversary of…

[techmarkethunter]

A Closer Look at Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL)

Title: Revolutionizing Rail Infrastructure: A Closer Look at Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) Introduction: Railways have long been the backbone of transportation infrastructure, connecting cities and fostering economic growth. In the vast landscape of rail development in India, one entity stands out for its significant contributions – Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL). Established in 2003, RVNL…

[rodspurethoughts]

Federal Railroad Administration Selects Pacific Northwest Rail Projects

Amtrak. (2023, December 11). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amtrak_Cascades The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has announced the selection of several projects for its Corridor ID program, which aims to enhance rail infrastructure across the United States. Among the chosen corridors are three in the Pacific Northwest, including proposals by the Washington State Department of…

[batboyblog]

Things Biden and the Democrats did, this week #26

July 5-12 2024

The IRS announced it had managed to collect $1 billion in back taxes from high-wealth tax cheats. The program focused on persons with more than $1 million in yearly income who owned more than $250,000 in unpaid taxes. Thanks to money in Biden's 2022 Inflation Reduction Act the IRS is able to undertake more enforcement against rich tax cheats after years of Republicans cutting the agency's budget, which they hope to do again if they win power again.

The Biden administration announced a $244 million dollar investment in the federal government’s registered apprenticeship program. This marks the largest investment in the program's history with grants going out to 52 programs in 32 states. The President is focused on getting well paying blue collar opportunities to people and more people are taking part in the apprenticeship program than ever before. Republican pledge to cut it, even as employers struggle to find qualified workers.

The Department of Transportation announced the largest single project in the department's history, $11 billion dollars in grants for the The Hudson River Tunnel. Part of the $66 billion the Biden Administration has invested in our rail system the tunnel, the most complex Infrastructure project in the nation would link New York and New Jersey by rail under the Hudson. Once finished it's believed it'll impact 20% of the American economy by improving and speeding connection throughout the Northeast.

The Department of Energy announced $1.7 billion to save auto worker's jobs and convert factories to electronic vehicles. The Biden administration will used the money to save or reopen factories in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, and Virginia and retool them to make electric cars. The project will save 15,000 skilled union worker jobs, and created 2,900 new high-quality jobs.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development reached a settlement with The Appraisal Foundation over racial discrimination. TAF is the organization responsible for setting standards and qualifications for real estate appraisers. The Bureau of Labor Statistics last year found that TAF was 94.7% White and 0.6% Black, making it the least racially diverse of the 800 occupations surveyed. Black and Latino home owners are far more likely to have their houses under valued than whites. Under the settlement with HUD TAF will have to take serious steps to increase diversity and remove structural barriers to diversity.

The Department of Justice disrupted an effort by the Russian government to influence public opinion through AI bots. The DoJ shut down nearly 1,000 twitter accounts that were linked to a Russian Bot farm. The bots used AI technology to not only generate tweets but also AI image faces for profile pictures. The effort seemed focused on boosting support for Russia's war against Ukraine and spread negative stories/impressions about Ukraine.

The Department of Transportation announces $1.5 billion to help local authorities buy made in America buses. 80% of the funding will go toward zero or low-emission technology, a part of the President's goal of reaching zero emissions by 2050. This is part of the $5 billion the DOT has spent over the last 3 years replacing aging buses with new cleaner technology.

President Biden with Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau and Finnish President Alexander Stubb signed a new agreement on the arctic. The new trilateral agreement between the 3 NATO partners, known as the ICE Pact, will boost production of ice breaking ships, the 3 plan to build as many as 90 between them in the coming years. The alliance hopes to be a counter weight to China's current dominance in the ice breaker market and help western allies respond to Russia's aggressive push into the arctic waters.

The Department of Transportation announced $1.1 billion for greater rail safety. The program seeks to, where ever possible, eliminate rail crossings, thus removing the dangers and inconvenience to communities divided by rail lines. It will also help update and improve safety measures at rail crossings.

The Department of the Interior announced $120 million to help tribal communities prepare for climate disasters. This funding is part of half a billion dollars the Biden administration has spent to help tribes build climate resilience, which itself is part of a $50 billion dollar effort to build climate resilience across the nation. This funding will help support drought measures, wildland fire mitigation, community-driven relocation, managed retreat, protect-in-place efforts, and ocean and coastal management.

The USDA announced $100 million in additional funds to help feed low income kids over the summer. Known as "SUN Bucks" or "Summer EBT" the new Biden program grants the families of kids who qualify for free meals at school $120 dollars pre-child for groceries. This comes on top of the traditional SUN Meals program which offers school meals to qualifying children over the summer, as well as the new under President Biden SUN Meals To-Go program which is now offering delivery of meals to low-income children in rural areas. This grant is meant to help local governments build up the Infrastructure to support and distribute SUN Bucks. If fully implemented SUN Bucks could help 30 million kids, but many Republican governors have refused the funding.

USAID announced its giving $100 million to the UN World Food Program to deliver urgently needed food assistance in Gaza. This will bring the total humanitarian aid given by the US to the Palestinian people since the war started in October 2023 to $774 million, the single largest donor nation. President Biden at his press conference last night said that Israel and Hamas have agreed in principle to a ceasefire deal that will end the war and release the hostages. US negotiators are working to close the final gaps between the two sides and end the war.

The Senate confirmed Nancy Maldonado to serve as a Judge on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Maldonado is the 202nd federal Judge appointed by President Biden to be confirmed. She will the first Latino judge to ever serve on the 7th Circuit which covers Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.

Bonus: At the NATO summit in Washington DC President Biden joined 32 allies in the Ukraine compact. Allies from Japan to Iceland confirmed their support for Ukraine and deepening their commitments to building Ukraine's forces and keeping a free and Democratic Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression. World leaders such as British Prime Minster Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, praised President Biden's experience and leadership during the NATO summit

[foone]

The US should revive the Superconducting Supercollider project (IT WOULD HAVE BEEN 3 TIMES BIGGER THAN THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER, A DECADE EARLIER) and the US should also heavily invest in high-speed rail.

What if we combined these two projects? We build a system that can get you from New York to LA at 0.999999991c!

6 and half hours to fly across the US? What about getting there in 13 milliseconds?

Minor downside, if the brakes fail the train will hit the LA terminal with more energy than a supernova, instantly annihilating the earth, solar system, and any inhabitable planets within 53 parsecs.

[eltristanexplicitcontent]

Why This $27B Railway Is So Critical to NATO | WSJ Breaking Ground

[what-even-is-thiss]

I do not think that RealLifeLore is bad or something let me make that clear I’m not trying to cancel him or something god no but I’ll be honest I don’t trust him as much since he made that video about California high speed rail that he ended up deleting.

It’s kinda hard to continue to trust an educational YouTuber after he mispronounced the name of a major town in your region and calls the train project that would make travel in your region so much easier and help your economy and help families see each other more “a train to nowhere” because like 3 million people live in that stretch of nowhere and you happen to be one of those people whose life will be impacted by that train once it’s built

[loveerran]

I am reblogging @amtrak-official for the Mormon interest angle. Not actually a sentence I thought I would write today. But seriously, there has never been a location more specifically begging for public transit and instead they want to widen the existing interstate problem.

Almost the entire state population lives along the ~2hr long I-15 corridor between Ogden in the North and Provo in the South, and it seems like everything is (aptly) within 15 minutes of I-15. Source: I drove it.

I have never seen a situation begging for public transit harder than this one. Too bad there isn't a strong, powerful, rich organization and its people in the area - all of whom claim to care about stewardship of the earth.

I did a map of a workable rail system supported by strong bus routes (feel free to do your own - see link):

[lesmana-enterprise-ltd]

WIP | Revival of The Windslar M-Train Station

Revival of a Monumental Project

Due to high demand, Lesmana Enterprise will be renovating the Windslar M Train Station to meet the latest standards of travel. Originally built in 1998 by Lesmana Enterprise in cooperation with the Windenburg Royal Ministry of Transport, the station serves as the terminus of the Windslar-Lykke line in the Windenburg High-Speed Rail network. This renovation aims to enhance passenger experience, modernize facilities, and ensure efficient connectivity for future travelers.

Easing your Travels

As part of the renovation, the Windslar M Train Station will be transformed into a modern transportation hub, equipped with state-of-the-art amenities. Passengers can look forward to a spacious café, a convenient capsule hotel for overnight stays, and premium waiting lounges. The Station will also feature digital information kiosks, luggage storage services, automated ticketing systems, and high-speed Wi-Fi to enhance the travel experience. Designed with comfort and efficiency in mind, this upgrade ensures that Windslar M remains a key gateway in the Windenburg High-Speed Rail network.

The Seraphim, the Legend of the Windeburg High Speed Rail Network

The Magnetschwebebahn-Serie A12 Seraphim (MSB A12 Seraphim), developed by Behr Technologies, is the latest advancement in high-speed rail travel. Designed for efficiency and comfort, this cutting-edge maglev train can reach a top speed of 510 km/h, ensuring rapid transit across the Windenburg High-Speed Rail network.

To enhance passenger experience, Lesmana Enterprise and Landgraab Electronics collaborated on optimizing the train’s interior, integrating ergonomic seating, ambient lighting, smart infotainment systems, and advanced climate control. With a focus on both comfort and luxury, the Seraphim sets a new standard for modern high-speed travel.

The Seraphim emits a unique and ethereal sound as it glides along the track. If you stand near the train (while stationary), you can hear the soft hum of its electromagnetic systems, resembling a choir in harmony—a phenomenon that inspired its name. This signature sound adds to the futuristic and almost otherworldly experience of riding the MSB A12 Seraphim. (*yes this is also true in game)

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Windslar M-Train Station will come in two options.

Windslar M-Train Station building.

The Seraphim on a viaduct for photo op.

In Other News, Lesmana Enterprise is now on X!

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