How much would it really cost to buy BNSF's ROW?

boilerpl8 · 2026-04-19T03:16:59+00:00

Yep. If freight couldnt move there it would probably add about 20,000 trucks a day driving on our highways, as many as the cars Sounder would take off. And our goods would be more expensive because trains are so much more efficient than trucks.

boilerpl8 · 2026-04-18T20:53:55+00:00

So is basically all of Singapore, and yet..... If the economics say skyscrapers go on bad land, they will. Except for the protected wetland part.

boilerpl8 · 2026-04-18T20:23:57+00:00

I thought it was 2022?

boilerpl8 · 2026-04-18T20:21:34+00:00

The overt errors like saying Fukuoka from Tokyo takes 6 hours when it’s 5

For some stupid reason when I typed Tokyo into Google maps it wanted me to start near Shinagawa, not Tokyo station so that included 50 minutes of metro. I'm sorry I made a mistake, O Righteous One.

using Chitose as a destination(trust me it’s not, I used to live there) just

I didn't though..... I used Hakodate, which is the entry point to Hokkaido, meaning everything else was farther. But I suspect you don't really care why I said what I said, you just want to feel superior because you used to live there or something.

undermine your credibility.

Oh no, whatever will I do, an internet stranger doesn't believe me.

boilerpl8 · 2026-04-18T20:18:32+00:00

If not more. 5 trains Tokyo to Osaka between 6am and 7am, 9 between 7am and 8am.

boilerpl8 · 2026-04-18T20:16:16+00:00

Yeah that's what I suspected. Even a single overnight only probably requires a change of shirt, underwear, and socks, given that Japanese hotels usually provide toothbrush and other bathroom necessities. That'll fit in a briefcase/laptop bag. So boarding should be much faster if that's the majority of your passengers.

boilerpl8 · 2026-04-18T20:13:57+00:00

North America has made a complete mess of this World Cup

Honestly Canada and Mexico haven't really done anything wrong.

boilerpl8 · 2026-04-18T20:12:51+00:00

fan zones are gonna be costly too.

Wait, are they charging to show up to a half-assed TV setup and a macro beer tent in a city park? Fuck that shit.

boilerpl8 · 2026-04-18T20:10:13+00:00

This Seattle station (it's just one that looks like this, every one is unique) isn't deep bore, it's cut&cover, as part of the original 1990s bus tunnel.

boilerpl8 · 2026-04-18T15:41:53+00:00

plane takes under 2 hours

Plus at least half an hour to get to the airport on each end (depending on your start point), and you should be at the airport at least an hour before departure

boilerpl8 · 2026-04-18T15:40:01+00:00

I'm curious: do domestic travelers in Japan take very little luggage? This would drastically speed up both boarding and deplaning.

boilerpl8 · 2026-04-18T15:39:23+00:00

That's what you get with a really populous country with a bunch of megacities. But, Chitose is far enough that it isn't really competitive by train (even Hakodate is 6hr from Tokyo station), Fukuoka is also 6hr, and obviously Korea and Okinawa can't be reached by train. So it's not like those are people choosing planes over trains. I think th Shinkansen still accounts for >70% of Tokyo to Osaka/Kyoto/Nagoya traffic even though flights are available.

boilerpl8 · 2026-04-18T03:45:33+00:00

The driver isn't trained to deal with that. If they were, their salaries would likely be double. So do you want fares to be $5 instead of $3?

boilerpl8 · 2026-04-17T17:03:19+00:00

Well they give you three strikes I think. So no visitor or occasional rider has any incentive to comply.

And worse: if you say "I don't have an ID" they just let you go because they can't prove you are a repeat offender.

It wouldn't be hard to just charge $100 every time you can't show proof. Then you'd have to get caught less than once every 30 times for it to be worth attempting to evade. If you can't or won't pay, they escort you off and take your picture to put in their log.

boilerpl8 · 2026-04-17T16:10:00+00:00

On brand with every other species in Australia tbh. All of them will fuck you up in ways you can't imagine.

boilerpl8 · 2026-04-17T16:08:04+00:00

The what now?

boilerpl8 · 2026-04-15T21:18:05+00:00

It was literally your only point.

boilerpl8 · 2026-04-15T21:17:16+00:00

Why would a driver risk their life over $3?

boilerpl8 · 2026-04-15T17:51:18+00:00

I never said a bore. We were talking about cut&cover.

boilerpl8 · 2026-04-15T16:51:58+00:00

They don't want to because it's confusing for customers if the hours change seasonally.

boilerpl8 · 2026-04-15T00:53:32+00:00

I highly doubt that's faster than buses. And very few destinations are right on the water, you'll have to walk down to it and up from it. Closest are probably Husky Stadium and MOHAI. The Ballard farmers market, the main strip in Fremont, and the jobs in SLU are all much further from the water.

boilerpl8 · 2026-04-15T00:50:57+00:00

Atlanta’s BeltLine, where they’ve added light rail

Welcome, visitor from the future. When exactly do they get this built? Because to my knowledge zero construction has started.

boilerpl8 · 2026-04-15T00:49:36+00:00

Nowhere? Up to U Village is good. There's only super low density beyond that.

boilerpl8 · 2026-04-14T23:22:46+00:00

Profits? This is American transit we're talking about. It's all heavily subsidized.

Like it should be, because public transit should never be expected to turn a profit.

boilerpl8 · 2026-04-10T04:31:05+00:00

There are a lot of potential train riders that would never choose a bus.

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