Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Strategies & Market Trends : The Residential Real Estate Crash Index -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: stockman_scott who wrote (251239)	6/1/2010 2:34:49 PM
From: John Koligman	Respond to of 306849

Beijing to Shanghai (819 miles) is roughly equivalent to Chicago - New York City. When that line is done they are saying between four and five hours for the trip. If we had that train I think people would be getting in line to ride it instead of going out to O'Hare and then taking a cab from LaGuardia into NYC... The Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, also known as the Jinghu High-Speed Railway, is a 1,318 kilometres (819 mi) long high-speed railway that will connect two major economic zones in the People's Republic of China: the Bohai Sea Rim and the Yangtze River Delta.[1] Construction began on April 18, 2008,[2] it is expected to be opened in 2011.[3] The continuous operating speed is expected to be 350 km/h (220 mph), with maximum speed up to 380 km/h (240 mph). The average commercial speed from Beijing to Shanghai will be 330 km/h (210 mph) and cut the train travel time from 10 hours to 4 hours.[4] The rolling stock used on this line will be the CRH trains. The Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway Co., Ltd. is in charge of construction. The project is expected to cost 220.9 billion yuan (about $32 billion). An estimated 220,000 passengers are expected to use the trains each day,[1] which is double the current capacity.[5] During peak hours there should be a train every five minutes.[5] 1060.6 km, or 80.5% of railway will be laid on 244 bridges. The 164-km long bridge between Danyang and Kunshan will be the longest bridge in the world.[6] The line also includes 22 tunnels, totaling 16.1 km. 1196 km of the length will be ballastless. GSM-R and CTCS-3 based train control systems will be used on the line, to fulfill the requirement of 380 km/h of running and the minimum train interval at 3 minutes. 16-car trainset will be used, the power of each trainset will be 20 MW, at capacity of about 1050 passengers, each passenger from Beijing and Shanghai consumes less than 80 kWh in average.

To: stockman_scott who wrote (251239)	6/1/2010 2:40:38 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Respond to of 306849

Good thinking Scott.

To: stockman_scott who wrote (251239)	6/1/2010 3:19:12 PM
From: Skeeter Bug	Respond to of 306849

obama promised energy independence - he lied to get elected. democrats still love him, though, b/c he's not bush. if he were bush, he'd spend LESS on the military. see how the two party system is used to control the populace? PS - we aren't in iraq or afghanistan to bring them democracy... i mean... seriously. afghanistan is all about the opium trade, using tax payer dollars to enrich private oil interests that want to run a pipeline through afghanistan and a presence in the region which will eventually destabilize it. iraq is all about controlling oil reserves and having a presence in the region which will eventually destabilize it. obama is operating under the same neocon philosophy - we need to control the middle east by force. for the interests of the united corporations of america.

To: stockman_scott who wrote (251239)	6/1/2010 3:28:24 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

Excellent post. Finally, someone is pointing out the obvious. We Americans need to stop being so schitzophrenic and do something about these bastards by electing no bullshit assholes that will do what we want them to do instead of the slimy leaders we have now that do what Big Oil and Wall Street wants them to do.