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Texas could get a 205-mph bullet train zipping between Houston and Dallas (www.popsci.com)
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Texas could get a 205-mph bullet train zipping between Houston and Dallas::The proposed electric railway line could travel 240 miles in under 90 minutes for over 6 million passengers per year.

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[–] HerbalGamer@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I dunno, they do like bullets

[–] Matthew@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago

That's how you sell it to them

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

On the other hand, one of the reasons they like bullets is because they can be used to kill minorities. A bullet train designed in a certain way can kill both a lot of minorities and public interest in mass transportation.