High-Speed Rail and the Advancement of America

High-speed railways are not only a safer way to transport public transport but also save lives by keeping people away from the highway. The number of deaths from automobile accidents in the United States greatly exceeded the number of deaths from all train accidents. In the past two decades, the number of deaths from car accidents is approximately 900,000 people and the number of deaths from trains in the past 21 years was less than 15,000 (Freemark). Drivers on the road are not driving safely, and there are problems with drunk, exhaustion and high drivers, to name a few.

The United States is currently constructing a high-speed rail (California high-speed rail) in California, Texas Central Railway Company, Pacific Northwest, Midwest and Southeast. The high-speed rail project is also an advanced plan. As an upgrade to the high-speed northeastern corridor. Brightline, a private high-speed railroad company in Florida, commenced operation along part of the route in early 2018. So far the speed was limited to 127 km / h (79 mph), but the maximum speed is 201 km / h (125 mph). MPH)

As part of the national high-speed rail development law in 1994, the intercity high-speed railway committee (later known as California High Railway Bureau, CHRSA) developed a preliminary plan for the California high-speed railway corridor. The mission of the newly established CHRSA is railroad planning, development, and construction. CHRSA actively evaluates its project management, but analysis of many experts and third-party groups found that the financial, operational and technical estimates of the project are unrealistic It was. For example, according to an independent survey, railways that can not be legally managed by government subsidies may not earn enough income to recover costs. Even the earliest iterations of the CHRSA project plan are facing criticism. That optimistic travel cost estimate is still 50% less efficient than driving and flight costs.

China opened the first high-speed rail linking Beijing and Tianjin in 2008. In the same year California voters approved state high-speed rail projects. Since then, China has spent about 360 billion dollars to build a 22,000 kilometer (13,670 mile) high-speed rail - more than the sum of the other countries - and an additional 15,000 kilometers (9,321 miles) by 2025 It is expected. This investment has changed the traveling method of Chinese people and the economic interests have grown, but there are other remarkable extensions.