我在海外说：美国为什么不开发高铁网络？

最近看到一个问题，一个美国人问，美国为什么不开发高铁网络？

我做了一下回答：

The United States is also trying to build high speed rail and I have seen many calls for it, but I don't think it can be built in the United States.

1, the United States can not build high-speed rail, not because it does not need, you know, China's high-speed rail has now reached 350 km speed, in the 1000 km within the traffic has an absolute advantage. Even at a distance of 2000 km, it is not much worse.

In the case of aeroplanes, given that airports are in the suburbs and high-speed rail is in the city, it usually takes half an hour to an hour longer to get to the airport than to the high-speed rail station. Once at the airport you face another complicated check-in procedure that takes at least an hour, and the whole thing comes down to almost 3 hours more than the high-speed train from the time you leave home until you reach your destination.

For a distance of 2000 km, the air flight is actually just a little over 2 hours, but counting the extra time spent, it is at least 5 hours more.

The high-speed train, on the other hand, runs at 350 kilometres per hour and takes close to 6 hours on the road though. But the combined time is about the same.

And you can't beat the punctuality of a high speed train.

2. The root cause of why the US can't build high-speed rail is the unlimited cost of privatising land in the US, and the resistance of the airline industry.

The privatization of land has made it impossible for the government to compulsorily acquire the land in question, which makes it difficult to execute public works projects in the United States. In particular, if a high-speed rail station is to be built in the centre of a city, think of the hundreds, thousands or tens of thousands of private lands and houses that would have to be relocated.

It's incredible to think about.

The resistance from aviation practitioners is simple: high speed rail takes away the jobs of the aviation industry and they are bound to oppose it

中文我就直接页面翻译复制了：

美国也在努力建设高铁，我看到了许多要求，但我认为它不能在美国建造。

1，美国不能建设高铁，不是因为不需要，要知道，中国的高铁现在已经达到了350公里的速度，在1000公里以内的交通具有绝对的优势。即使在2000公里的距离，也不会差很多。

就飞机而言，考虑到机场位于郊区而高铁位于城市中，到达机场通常比到达高铁站要花费半小时到一个小时。到达机场后，您将面临另一个复杂的办理登机手续，该手续至少要花费一个小时，从您离开家到到达目的地的整个过程比高速火车缩短了近3个小时。

对于2000公里的距离，空中飞行实际上只是2个小时多一点，但是算上所花费的额外时间，至少要多5个小时。

另一方面，高速火车以每小时350公里的速度运行，但在路上需要接近6个小时。但是总的时间差不多。

您不能错过高速火车的守时。

2.美国为什么不能建设高铁的根本原因是美国土地私有化的无限成本，以及航空业的阻力。

土地私有化使政府无法强制性收购有问题的土地，这使得在美国执行公共工程项目变得困难。特别是，如果要在城市中心建造高铁站，请考虑将要搬迁的成百上千，成千上万的私人土地和房屋。

令人难以置信。

航空从业人员的阻力很简单：高铁带走了航空业的工作，他们势必反对

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