Fastest train in the world could run between DC and Baltimore by 2025

[Anonymous]

Will it stop at bwi?

[Anonymous]

Baltimore's population has been in steady decline since the 1950s.

There has been an unabated epidemic of murders since the riots following the arrest/death of Freddy Grey.

Couple these facts with incompetent leadership, and Baltimore city's future is not bright.

Why waste a high speed rail line on Baltimore?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why in God's name would anyone need to go to Baltimore at 300mph? Or at all, really?

It's a decaying, crime-ridden, violent pit of a city with zero redeeming qualities. It's like a far stupider, more dangerous version of Cincinnati, but without the charm.

They should bypass Bmore and build that track straight to midtown Manhattan. Then they'd have something. D.C. to NYC in 40 minutes? Yes, thanks.

Connecting Balitmore to DC would be the greatest thing to ever happen to Baltimore. It would essentially inject the turbocharged gentrification we've seen in DC into Baltimore. In a couple of decades, Baltimore would be unrecognizable.

[Anonymous]

"Could"
Lots of things "could"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Baltimore's population has been in steady decline since the 1950s.

There has been an unabated epidemic of murders since the riots following the arrest/death of Freddy Grey.

Couple these facts with incompetent leadership, and Baltimore city's future is not bright.

Why waste a high speed rail line on Baltimore?

DC was the same way. A 15 minute commute to 150k housing stock?

[Anonymous]

But such a train would have to pass through parts of Bowie, no matter which one of a half-dozen routes is chosen for the enterprise. Routes could run along the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, or along the current Amtrak route, or along the old Washington Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad lines. All the routes feature a stop at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport[/quote]
http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/12324805/bowie-residents-get-a-look-at-high-speed-train-plans

That would change that airport.

[Anonymous]

A world of new possibilities will open to people living in the Northeast Corridor when an SCMAGLEV train can take them from Washington to New York in less than an hour. Passengers can catch a Broadway show and be back in D.C. later that evening. Businesspeople can attend meetings in different cities without staying overnight. Air travelers can choose from numerous airports, as opposed to the one that is closest.

SCMAGLEV will revolutionize travel and convenience for commuters moving between Washington, D.C. and New York City, through Baltimore, Wilmington and Philadelphia, as well as the Baltimore-Washington, Philadelphia and Newark International Airports.

What would you do with an extra 100 minutes? That’s how much time you’d save each way if you took the SCMAGLEV instead of the Acela from D.C. to New York City.

http://northeastmaglev.com/northeast-corridor


Guess they would connect all the major airports from NYC to DC(well really Baltimore). DC to Philadelphia in 25-30 minutes...that longer vs many people's commutes now.

[Anonymous]

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/437-E-Durham-St_Philadelphia_PA_19119_M39870-03504#photo7 LOL

If you are the governor of Md or Pa, you should be all over this. An investment like with will increase property values and the tax base. Baltimore and Philadelphia basically have vacant housing stock.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Baltimore's population has been in steady decline since the 1950s.

There has been an unabated epidemic of murders since the riots following the arrest/death of Freddy Grey.

Couple these facts with incompetent leadership, and Baltimore city's future is not bright.

Why waste a high speed rail line on Baltimore?

DC was the same way. A 15 minute commute to 150k housing stock?

I don't want to be exposed to people being brought into D.C. who can only afford $150K homes. It's a low brow crowd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Baltimore's population has been in steady decline since the 1950s.

There has been an unabated epidemic of murders since the riots following the arrest/death of Freddy Grey.

Couple these facts with incompetent leadership, and Baltimore city's future is not bright.

Why waste a high speed rail line on Baltimore?

DC was the same way. A 15 minute commute to 150k housing stock?

I don't want to be exposed to people being brought into D.C. who can only afford $150K homes. It's a low brow crowd.

-known in DCUM parlance as "the poors."

[Anonymous]

Too bad they will probably end up adding a stop every mile or so so that no one gets 'left out' and keep the speed down to comply with some regulation or other, and the train will never get over 40 MPH. It will just be another crappy Metro train in the end.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Too bad they will probably end up adding a stop every mile or so so that no one gets 'left out' and keep the speed down to comply with some regulation or other, and the train will never get over 40 MPH. It will just be another crappy Metro train in the end.

you don't know that so stfu

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Too bad they will probably end up adding a stop every mile or so so that no one gets 'left out' and keep the speed down to comply with some regulation or other, and the train will never get over 40 MPH. It will just be another crappy Metro train in the end.

you don't know that so stfu

No, that's totally plausible. I can see that happening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Baltimore's population has been in steady decline since the 1950s.

There has been an unabated epidemic of murders since the riots following the arrest/death of Freddy Grey.

Couple these facts with incompetent leadership, and Baltimore city's future is not bright.

Why waste a high speed rail line on Baltimore?

DC was the same way. A 15 minute commute to 150k housing stock?

But the transit within Baltimore is non-existent. What caused gentrification in D.C. was a certain urban, walkable lifestyle. Metro helps with that.

In Baltimore, there is nothing equivalent to Metro. So maglev will get you to one section of Baltimore, but it won't link up with any transit within Baltimore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Baltimore's population has been in steady decline since the 1950s.

There has been an unabated epidemic of murders since the riots following the arrest/death of Freddy Grey.

Couple these facts with incompetent leadership, and Baltimore city's future is not bright.

Why waste a high speed rail line on Baltimore?

DC was the same way. A 15 minute commute to 150k housing stock?

But the transit within Baltimore is non-existent. What caused gentrification in D.C. was a certain urban, walkable lifestyle. Metro helps with that.

In Baltimore, there is nothing equivalent to Metro. So maglev will get you to one section of Baltimore, but it won't link up with any transit within Baltimore.

Um, it's called the Light Rail