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ultralite001

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6. Why...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Sep 10, 2024, 12:03 AM

Sep 2024

isn't this train being manufactured closer to where it is going to be put in service???

Seems an inordinate waste of time + resources simply in transportation costs...

This is America... We can do better...

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New York site chosen for factory to build high-speed trains for Las Vegas-California line [View all] BumRushDaShow Sep 2024 OP

The US has some serious catching up to do in public transportation groundloop Sep 2024 #1

I was lucky enough to travel in Europe in the '80s and 90s. Dem2theMax Sep 2024 #2

Unfortunately few here in the U.S. BumRushDaShow Sep 2024 #3

YUP! Lemon Lyman Sep 2024 #4

Excellent news...American Made. Tikki Sep 2024 #5

Why... ultralite001 Sep 2024 #6

"Why...isn't this train being manufactured closer to where it is going to be put in service???" BumRushDaShow Sep 2024 #7

First, the onetime cost of transporting the trains by train is miniscule as compared to the cost of designing and Wonder Why Sep 2024 #8

Although the 15 corridor from Las Vegas to San Bernardino is horrendous travelingthrulife Sep 2024 #9

I REALLY can't figure out Siemens jmowreader Sep 2024 #10

Apparently one is a subsidiary of the other BumRushDaShow Sep 2024 #11