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More input into the proposed train:Amtrak train breaks apart at 125 mphhttps://nypost.com/2018/02/06/amtrak-train-breaks-apart-at-125-mph/The choice is getting easier to make by the day....
Considering the fact.... that all it would take is one (just one, when there are many) dumb@ss parked or stalled on a RR crossing to ruin your train trip, your day and your life.... I vote not just no...but HELL no.The only way it would be safe from that... is if it was an elevated track with no crossings and no ability whatsoever for idiots to wreck the train. And even that would be fraught with issues.... ie construction cost-cutting causing collapse of segments of the elevated track.
The train will be “grade separated,†which means it will cross over or under all public roads. There will be no cars waiting for trains to pass and no risk of trains interacting with cars. Therefore, there will be no crossing arms, no whistles and no loud horn – a very quiet experience for everyone.https://www.texascentral.com/safety-security/
It is not whether just the construction collapses.This recent derailment was caused only by operator error - speeding. By definition, high speed rail is even more susceptible.Amtrak derailment: Train was traveling at 80 mph in 30-mph zonehttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/amtrak-derailment-train-crashes-near-tacoma-washington-n830751