I tried to make it fairly realistic. Obviously I would like HSR absolutely everywhere, but a line through middle of nowhere Montana probably would not see much ridership and would come at extreme cost (especially in the mountains).

  • Fried_out_Kombi@lemmy.worldOPM
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    1 year ago

    Yes, it’s low-speed. There are only a handful of HSR lines crossing the Alps, afaik, but they’re generally huge, expensive projects that basically tunnel through many kilometers. For example, the Gotthard Base Tunnel is a 57-km tunnel through the Swiss Alps, but its feasible because it’s connecting large population centers with large existing HSR networks on both sides.