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That's what they said
The REAL US Tylenol Map
Thank you. I was kind of offended with the other one for implying I would neglect a huge region.
Nah, Idaho can get fucked.
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Just how much Tylenol is consumed in Japan?
New conspiracy theory: Tylenol actually does cause autism. But China figured out that autism is the key to a better society and they are pushing RFK to ban it so that we remain self-destructive neurotypicals.
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Based on the latest Silent Hill, a lot.
I expect better of the rail network in America. This is a tiny network for the size country we are.
These poor people have such a bad rail network that even their dreams are limited...
I felt that one as a Brazilian (govt literally went "fuck trains, cars are the future!" for ~30 years starting in the 1950s)
The thing is the rail network was pretty comprehensive at one point. Only a few remain.
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I don’t get it
Trains are a common special interest of people with autism.
I know two neurodivergent people that love trains, one is into models and the other trainspotting. They are correct too, trains are awesome.
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Then I must be autistic then, because I love trains and dream of having high speed rail.
It's okay to find out new things about yourself. 🙂
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I assume the gray gaps are due to red states refusing to get on the Tylenol/Autism Train, but I can't believe, if the Autist Party were in power, they wouldn't insist on connecting ALL the dots.
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The most efficient would be 3 major east/west lines, Boston to Seattle, DC to San Francisco, and Atlanta to LA, connected by a series of north/south lines to form a grid. On the east coast, just extend the Acela down to Atlanta.
You need to hit major centres and you need to consider common trips to be efficient. You’re talking about the most efficient per station but most efficient per passenger is going to look different. This image doesn’t see too bad and can still have branching lines.
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why do all tracks lead to Florida?
Its the other way around, there needs to be as many ways to get out of Florida as possible.
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While we're dreaming, can we connect SLC to Boise and Portland?
You know I've seen this argument numerous numerous times and I still don't believe that enough people would be interested in using the train to go to either Boise or Portland in large enough numbers to make it worth it. Hell we can barely get people to take UTA as it is.
I'm no expert on US geography, but isn't it like really dumb to put 3 train lines through desert? (the red, yellow and grey lines).
i can understand the coastlines (east and west) and maybe one in the south (the yellow line). what i basically don't get is the rest.
Those are hitting main populations between new York and LA plus the cities in Texas etc.
It roughly follows existing rail links
https://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=96ec03e4fc8546bd8a864e39a2c3fc41
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The red route makes sense, because you're connecting two of the most populous coastal areas of the US to each other.
If you compare this fictional map to an existing map of freight rail there are a lot of similarities
I would think that Kansas City would be a bigger hub since it already has a lot of rail through there and is more central in the country.
for freight, not passenger rail, which is what high-speed rail is primarily designed for
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