Officials seek high-speed rail corridor between El Paso, Denver
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter today announced that Colorado is partnering with New Mexico and Texas to apply for a high-speed rail corridor designation between El Paso and Denver, running through New Mexico.
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Are you kidding they can't even get a regular train to Las Cruces, get outta here. I don't believe it.
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I believe.
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i wonder what high speed means - if you want to have a weekend of skiing - do you have to leave tuesday and get back the following wednesday
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cool- now hopefully they figure something out for Sun Metro first!! ha!!!
Kidding aside- i will surely vote for any candidate supporting this... |
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I think someone should look into the possibility of linking El Paso with the rest of Texas. I think it would benefit all who travel to central and east TX. Any sports fans that would travel to see NFL, MLB, and NBA teams could travel with another option other than costly flying or long arduous drives to the Dallas area or Houston. I say link Texas up first.
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Let's Roll, count on me to vote for any politician supporting this as well. I can't wait fishing in June, July and skiing in November through March.
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I would be concerned about snow in the Colorado area on this rail line during the winter months. And if they could establish this line so it would take 3-4 hours to travel from El Paso to Denver, and cost less than $250 RT (approximate cost for RT flight with Frontier Airlines), sign me up!
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Annikan, are you serious? By your figures, the proposed train would have to travel in excess of 250 mph. By high speed, I think the insinuation is closer to half that at best. The Rail Runner service runs a maximum of 55, so when they say "high speed" there's a lot of leeway on the lower end. Take into consideration the stops in LC, Albuquerque, and Santa Fe(and most likely Pueblo will jump on the bandwagon as well), and the stops alone will generate over an hour of travel time. |
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Rez- For the most part, I agree with this....but it would have to include reasons beyond leisure for it to gain funding, meaning it would have to come at a price competitive with airfare. We could learn a lot from the Europeans on this, such as how they coordinate final destination transportation once the rider steps off the train. The problem with the U.S.' version has been one of punctuality- it's hard to rely on a service that doesn't get you to work or the game on time! |
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120 mph is a reasonable speed for a new high speed train, but in the US they are typically looking at very congested corridors (N.E.). There they are running at 80-90 mph I think
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I want to add my voice to those who feel that it would make more sense to link El Paso with the rest of the state of Texas. Traffic going North to Albuquerque and Denver out of El Paso is minimal. This is observed with how the airlines have cut back on service to both Albuquerque and Denver out of El Paso. With that said, I cannot understand why we would want to create yet another government entity in establishing high-speed rail. The private sector (the airlines) already provide a rapid option and is supported by an elaborate government-run air traffic control system. Why do we want to kill yet another industry? While it is true Europe has a well-developed train network, the distances traveled are no where near what is encountered in the U.S. I'll take a plane ride over a train ride any day. Less risky and provides private-sector jobs. |
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It would support it for selfish reasons,but its a great idea!Most commerce and people that are heading to points north, that orginates in the border area comes via 18 wheeler or bus service is either HWY 54 or I-25 and vice versa.3-4 hours of travel from ELP to Den,nah too many stops along the way(LC,ALBQ,SANTA FE,PUEBLO,COS).Look at the migrating/travel patterns of people and see if it viable solution.
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this is a an awesome proposal!
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Go west young man, why not to Phoenix. The fourth largest city in the US, and closer than San Antonio, Dallas, Austin. Lets use common sense here.
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Is this so the illegals can get to CO faster? I'm sure the resesidents of Denver can't wait for that.
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Maybe you can go away, too. A one-way ticket on the Mexican Express. |
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First off, you haven't considered that the airlines' scaling back of services from El Paso to places north also reflects the security measures put in place after 9/11. It's much easier to go by bus if there's still laxity on identification procedures. Times have changed. In Europe, the rail system joins places well beyond the distances we're talking about here. Maybe you haven't been there, I really don't know, but I lived there for 3 years and that was the way to go. I could drive to Berlin in 9 hours or take the train and be there in 3. That's a huge difference- and very cost and fuel efficient when you compare rail to airlines- I think you would be surprised by those figures alone. Not only would those benefits have their allure, but less fuel consumption results in less damage to the environment... |
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