A passenger rail system through the Heartlands of the U.S.
Starting with a passenger line that would run from Kansas City Kansas to Colorado Springs Colorado.
The line would have stops in every municipality along it's rout.
The main passenger and travel would stop at each place along the way with hop on hop off service.
The rout would be fairly simple to determine by following existing highways structures and easements.
From there it would be a matter of scheduling a four hour window of down time in the morning and in the evening.
This four hour window would clear the track of all of the smaller trains at their stations for maintenance, cleaning, and resupplying while giving the crews of these trains a respite from passengers.
More importantly though, this four hour down time would give the tracks time to allow the highspeed commuter line to travel between the two states, the travel time of which would take approximately 3 hours , running both directions twice a day.
Route and station placement would need approval by all Tribes with lands within 100 kilometers of track and station placement, and those tribes would have exclusive bidding rights to businesses in or within 1 kilometer of the stations.
After the KCK - CSC line was up an operational the focus would be a North South Line running from Winnipeg Manitoba in Canada to Monterrey Nuevo Leon Mexico as part of the the North American Trade Agreement to facilitate worker and tourist travel.
The North south line, for safety and management speed would need to be split into segments approximately the distance of route. KCK-CSC Line
Starting Salina Kansas the North bound portion would run
Salina Kansas to Sioux Falls South Dakota = SK to SFSD
Sioux Falls South Dakota to Winnipeg Manitoba Canada = SFSD to WMC
The South Bound line would run
Salina Kansas to Oklahoma City Oklahoma = SK - OCO
Oklahoma City Oklahoma to San Antonio Texas = OCO - SAT
San Antonio Texas to Monterrey Nuevo Leon Mexico = SAT - MM
Each Segment consisting of approximately a 3 hour travel time and covering between 900 kilometers per segment and covering approximately 3000 km with a total travel time, while accommodating for connection times, of approximately 20 hours.
All dependent on route and station placement.
Each Segment consisting of approximately a 3 hour travel time and covering between 900 kilometers per segment and covering approximately 3000 km with a total travel time, while accommodating for connection times, of approximately 20 hours.
All dependent on route and station placement.
Yes, this is roughly twice the travel time of flying and the same as drive time.
Why Trains Though -
Reducing Highway Congestion during Holiday Travel and Inclement weather.
Trains have Café and Lounge Cars allowing for more comfortable travel.
Facilitating travel for the Disabled and Elderly.
Facilitating inexpensive travel for Educational and School Trips
Small business support
Why Trains Though -
Reducing Highway Congestion during Holiday Travel and Inclement weather.
Trains have Café and Lounge Cars allowing for more comfortable travel.
Facilitating travel for the Disabled and Elderly.
Facilitating inexpensive travel for Educational and School Trips
Small business support
-Craft and Fragile Goods Shipping
- Office and Meeting Space
- On rail and rail support businesses
Having a dedicated "home station" for each train guarantees that each station house would receive revenues from the passengers that travel on that train and ensuring "docking" fees for trains from other stations. While the trains themselves travel by Segment.
"Long Haul Trains" from one end of the route to the other would be joint ventures with car(s) contributed by each station along the route and the Engines being jointly sponsored by the regional lines.
Arguably the engines along all segments should be jointly sponsored to ensure standardization for maintenance and capability.
At the end of the day the Nation needs a project to focus it's energies into and to help rebuild an economy that, even though not broken, is flagging and has taken a huge hit since the start of the Pandemic.
Having a dedicated "home station" for each train guarantees that each station house would receive revenues from the passengers that travel on that train and ensuring "docking" fees for trains from other stations. While the trains themselves travel by Segment.
"Long Haul Trains" from one end of the route to the other would be joint ventures with car(s) contributed by each station along the route and the Engines being jointly sponsored by the regional lines.
Arguably the engines along all segments should be jointly sponsored to ensure standardization for maintenance and capability.
At the end of the day the Nation needs a project to focus it's energies into and to help rebuild an economy that, even though not broken, is flagging and has taken a huge hit since the start of the Pandemic.
