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CityNerd's North American High Speed Rail Map

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created 41 weeks ago
updated 27 weeks ago
A map of North American high-speed rail connections that Ray Delahanty (CityNerd) identifies as promising, based on a gravity model. I put them into 5 buckets based on their scores; the highest-priority connections are in blue. Some notes: - The stations and connections are not actual alignments; they are just representative. Don't bother zooming in too far. - He uses combined statistical areas (CSAs) in the analysis, which lump together cities like DC/Baltimore and Boston/Providence. On a real alignment, there would obviously be stations at all of these locations. For cities in Canada and Mexico, he manually created CSA-equivalents. - He combines metro areas that straddle the US border, such as San Diego and Tijuana, without any penalties. - He based his analysis solely on city pairs, without considering network effects. - Network decisions are best-guesses. For example, there are several different ways you could do the Mexico network. Also, not every segment is high priority, but this map indicates the segments you'd need to build to get the high-priority connections. For example, Boston to Montreal is a priority connection by Delahanty's measure, which he chooses to achieve via a connection to Albany. For more details, see his video! https://youtu.be/wE5G1kTndI4?si=Kz1bRmlbrMNLVo7Q
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Stations
47
Lines
32
Modes
1
Length
11,532 km
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updated at 2024-05-16T11:13:46.821Z
A map of North American high-speed rail connections that Ray Delahanty (CityNerd) identifies as promising, based on a gravity model. I put them into 5 buckets based on their scores; the highest-priority connections are in blue. Some notes: - The stations and connections are not actual alignments; they are just representative. Don't bother zooming in too far. - He uses combined statistical areas (CSAs) in the analysis, which lump together cities like DC/Baltimore and Boston/Providence. On a real alignment, there would obviously be stations at all of these locations. For cities in Canada and Mexico, he manually created CSA-equivalents. - He combines metro areas that straddle the US border, such as San Diego and Tijuana, without any penalties. - He based his analysis solely on city pairs, without considering network effects. - Network decisions are best-guesses. For example, there are several different ways you could do the Mexico network. Also, not every segment is high priority, but this map indicates the segments you'd need to build to get the high-priority connections. For example, Boston to Montreal is a priority connection by Delahanty's measure, which he chooses to achieve via a connection to Albany. For more details, see his video! https://youtu.be/wE5G1kTndI4?si=Kz1bRmlbrMNLVo7Q
Map type: extra long distance | Total track length: 7166 miles | Center coordinate: 34.46891937454121, -91.55029075173752 | * DC-BOS: (High speed rail, 6 stations) Boston-Worchester-Providence, New Haven–Hartford–Waterbury, New Haven–Hartford–Waterbury, New York-Newark, Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, Washington-Baltimore-Arlington * SF-SD: (High speed rail, 5 stations) San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, Fresno–Hanford–Corcoran, Los Angeles-Long Beach, San Diego-Tijuana, San Diego-Tijuana * CDMX-GDL: (High speed rail, 5 stations) Guadalajara, Guadalajara, León, Querétaro, Ciudad de México-Toluca-Cuernavaca * DAL-HOU: (High speed rail, 3 stations) Houston-Pasadena, Dallas-Fort Worth, Dallas-Fort Worth * CHI-TOR: (High speed rail, 4 stations) Toronto-Hamltion-Kitchner-Guelph-Oshawa, Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor-Windsor, Chicago-Naperville, Chicago-Naperville * NYC-MON: (High speed rail, 4 stations) Montreal, Montreal, Albany–Schenectady, New York-Newark * NYC-TOR: (High speed rail, 5 stations) Toronto-Hamltion-Kitchner-Guelph-Oshawa, Rochester–Batavia–Seneca Falls, Rochester–Batavia–Seneca Falls, Albany–Schenectady, New York-Newark * LA-PHX: (High speed rail, 2 stations) Phoenix-Mesa, Los Angeles-Long Beach * LA-LV: (High speed rail, 2 stations) Las Vegas-Henderson, Los Angeles-Long Beach * CDMX-PUE: (High speed rail, 2 stations) Ciudad de México-Toluca-Cuernavaca, Puebla * PHI-PIT: (High speed rail, 4 stations) Pittsburgh–Weirton–Steubenville, Pittsburgh–Weirton–Steubenville, Harrisburg–York–Lebanon, Philadelphia-Reading-Camden * LEO-SLP: (High speed rail, 2 stations) San Luis Potosi, León * MIA-ORL: (High speed rail, 2 stations) Orlando–Lakeland–Deltona, Miami–Port St. Lucie–Fort Lauderdale * BOS-ALB: (High speed rail, 2 stations) Albany–Schenectady, Boston-Worchester-Providence * CHI-IND: (High speed rail, 2 stations) Indianapolis–Carmel–Muncie, Chicago-Naperville * MER-SAC: (High speed rail, 1 stations) Sacramento–Roseville * ATL-CLT: (High speed rail, 2 stations) Charlotte–Concord, Atlanta–Athens-Clarke County–Sandy Springs * PIT-TOL: (High speed rail, 2 stations) Cleveland–Akron–Canton, Pittsburgh–Weirton–Steubenville * CHI-STL: (High speed rail, 2 stations) St. Louis–St. Charles–Farmington, Chicago-Naperville * TOR-MON: (High speed rail, 2 stations) Montreal, Toronto-Hamltion-Kitchner-Guelph-Oshawa * LEO-AGU: (High speed rail, 2 stations) Aguascalientes, León * DC-RDU: (High speed rail, 3 stations) Raleigh–Durham–Cary, Richmond, Washington-Baltimore-Arlington * SLP-MTY: (High speed rail, 2 stations) Monterrey, San Luis Potosi * DAL-SA: (High speed rail, 3 stations) San Antonio–New Braunfels–Kerrville, Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos, Dallas-Fort Worth * HOU-AUS: (High speed rail, 2 stations) Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos, Houston-Pasadena * TPA-ORL: (High speed rail, 2 stations) Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater, Orlando–Lakeland–Deltona * SD-MXL: (High speed rail, 2 stations) Mexicali, San Diego-Tijuana * IND-CIN: (High speed rail, 2 stations) Cincinnati–Wilmington, Indianapolis–Carmel–Muncie * RVA-HR: (High speed rail, 2 stations) Virginia Beach–Chesapeake, Richmond * NSH-ATL: (High speed rail, 2 stations) Atlanta–Athens-Clarke County–Sandy Springs, Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro * CHI-MSP: (High speed rail, 2 stations) Minneapolis–St. Paul, Chicago-Naperville * RDC-CLT: (High speed rail, 2 stations) Charlotte–Concord, Raleigh–Durham–Cary
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