Why North Atlantic High Speed Rail Is Still a Pipe Dream

Ray Delahanty | CityNerd • June 21, 2023
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CityNerd is a channel and community that embraces all things cities and transportation, approaching things with a profound love for urban environments and an analytical bent. The channel was born out of my frustration over the limited scope of things I was able to explore and share as a transportation planning and engineering consultant. Soon after starting the channel, I was shocked/delighted by the number of viewers who were enthusiastic about the topics I was covering. Quickly, I had more video ideas than I knew what to do with! (Still do.) Every aspect of CityNerd is currently produced by yours truly (Ray Delahanty). Research, writing, on-camera "talent" (cough cough), editing, engaging with viewers....yeah, it's all me. I'll update this description just as soon as I hire a crack team of researchers and cinematographers. Check out my social media links if you're looking for more (yeah that's all me, too), and reach out to Nerd email re: collaboration, sponsorship, etc. Thanks!

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Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/citynerd Watch the Nebula Original, from Neo's Under Exposure series, The Tenerife Disaster: https://nebula.tv/videos/neo-the-tenerife-disaster?ref=citynerd 🚅🚅🚅🚅🚅 The entire developed world is building high speed rail lines to connect large cities that are in the "too long to drive, to short to fly" category of distance. The United States is building high speed rail between...Bakersfield and Fresno. Today's video digs into the US city pair that's most desperate for true high speed rail: New York to Boston. ---------- Patreon - a way to directly support continuing CityNerd output! Thanks to all who have signed up so far. https://www.patreon.com/CityNerd ---------- Instagram: @nerd4cities BlueSky: @nerd4cities Mastodon: @[email protected] Twitter: @nerd4cities ---------- Previous CityNerd Videos Referenced: - Top 10 US City Pairs for High Speed Rail: https://youtu.be/pwgZfZxzuQU - HSR vs Air vs Car: Canada Edition: https://youtu.be/gZdnl7wEE9g - Improving and Expanding Acela: https://youtu.be/zxiGY8p2rCo ---------- Resources: - The North Atlantic Rail Initiative: https://northatlanticrail.org/ - https://gothamist.com/news/after-scraping-cuomos-airtrain-port-authority-releases-14-other-options - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-13/port-authority-should-ditch-airtrain-improve-buses-to-laguardia-airport-report - https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/infrastructure/537571-newly-minted-transportation-secretary-pete/ - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-17/the-big-dreams-of-a-nyc-to-boston-bullet-train - https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/state-route-99-tunnel-seattle-opening-photos-videos-february-2019 ---------- Images - Boston skyline thumbnail Image by Mohan Nannapaneni from Pixabay - CAHSR map By User:Shannon1 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=103645672 - TGV By Markus Eigenheer from Genève - SNCF TGV 4403, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41058595 - NBA highlight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9lkmuJaHzg - Acela By Stang - Own work, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=81897811 - Delta Airbus A321 By MarcelX42 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=121020158 ---------- Music: CityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library) ---------- Business Inquiries: [email protected]

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