• Pili [any, any]
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    9 months ago

    They all jelly cause they don't have speedy-ass trains.

    • bdonvr@thelemmy.club
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      9 months ago

      They just opened up a new train in Florida near me

      I guess it's kinda cool but it's still way slower than any modern train should be and also it would cost me $150 to go from Orlando to Miami round trip, double to bring my SO

      oh boy do I just fucking love private infrastructure

      • Tankiedesantski [he/him]
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        9 months ago

        It’s a $5 billion bet Brightline’s owner, Fortress Investment Group, is making, believing that eventually 8 million people annually will take the 3.5-hour, 235-mile (378-kilometer) trip between the state’s biggest tourist hubs — about 30 minutes less than the average drive between the two cities.

        Damn you weren't kidding about it being slow.

    • Great_Leader_Is_Dead
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      9 months ago

      Didn't Laos and Vietnam just get a massive high speed line that was partially built by China?

      • Pili [any, any]
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        9 months ago

        I dont know about Vietnam, but yeah Laos did. Let's just say the polling was done before they got the train. 👀

        • Great_Leader_Is_Dead
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          9 months ago

          Idk what the exact relations are like but small developing countries often have salty relations with any big developed countries they happen to neighbor. Both for legitimate and illegitimate reasons.