FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Billions to Deliver World-Class High-Speed Rail and Launch New Passenger Rail Corridors Across the Country | The White House
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$8.2 Billion from the President’s Investing in America Agenda to Deliver Transformative Passenger Rail in America President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda – a key pillar of Bidenomics – is delivering world class-infrastructure across the country, expanding access to economic opportunity, and creating good-paying jobs. By delivering $66 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law –…
    • crystalmerchant@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      11 months ago

      dude I can see it already.

      Auto lobby shifts long-term from overdrive (their standard) to hyperdrive

      Stupid comparisons with “CoMmUnIsT cHiNa”

      Trashy hot-take clickbait with interior shots of homeless people on light rail

      “Go where you want not where the train tells you to”

      Not that this specific announcement is the reason for any of that though. Just another sticking point to glom onto

      • rockprada@midwest.socialEnglish
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        11 months ago

        TBH I think the best case scenario is auto manufacturers get into the train business. Sure it’d take a while but it makes sense from a mechanical and supply chain perspective.

        Not holding my breath on that one though…

          • rockprada@midwest.socialEnglish
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            11 months ago

            I meant auto manufacturers could start building trains, if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. Ya know?

            • buzz86us@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              11 months ago

              That would be a huge shift from what they did in the 40s by dismantling a very robust public transit system.

              Though BYD is building trains if that counts.