shaneknu t1_j6no8kb wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:54 PM

Reply to comment by rectalhorror in Some residents protest president's plan to rebuild aging B&P Tunnel in Baltimore by SpaghettiOsPolicy

To be fair, MagLev would benefit very few of us. The tickets will be too expensive, the trains too far apart, and last I heard, it terminates at Camden Yards, with no plan to expand northeast. I'd be all about having an $8-$10 ride to D.C. that takes half an hour with more train options than a $30-$60 ride to D.C. that takes 15 minutes with fewer train options.

rectalhorror t1_j6noqgv wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:57 PM

Agree completely. For the billions taxpayers would spend on a maglev line, they could run MARC trains between Baltimore and DC 24/7 with 10 minute headways, but that won't get press like a maglev/hyperloop/gondola/long-distance trebuchet.

shaneknu t1_j6nqxeq wrote on January 31, 2023 at 5:10 PM

I kinda want to see the trebuchet, though ;)

rectalhorror t1_j6ns6vq wrote on January 31, 2023 at 5:18 PM

Well, there's the two camps. The trebuchet transit one and the catapult transit one. https://i.makeagif.com/media/10-12-2017/eUy4IT.gif