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Originally Posted by Randomguy34
The short answer is that they screwed up and realized too late that the PTC system they were using would be insufficient for 110 mph. There was a talk a few months ago by High Speed Rail Alliance discussing more in depth about this problem, which I've included below. The timestamp is at 28:38
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https://youtu.be/YA0VJz_S18w?t=1718 |
Thanks for the info and the link. It sounds like a mess, although Rick Harnish seemed to think there was a solution (despite being unwilling to go on the record about what it is). If they figure that out, the plan is for travel times of ~4.5 hours right?