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hunter

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4. No, California's Central Valley is going to be urbanized and the train will be part of that...

Reply to travelingthrulife (Reply #3)

Sat Aug 23, 2025, 11:42 AM

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... even before it's running the entire route between Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Once high speed rail is running throughout the state, urbanization will be absolutely ferocious, resembling that which occurred in Japan, South Korea, and China as they modernized.

Certain agricultural land in California will be protected, much as it has been in Japan, but most agriculture is going to move north.

The shit-hole Republican states won't know what hit them as their best and brightest pack up and leave for California and other literally progressive places.

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California's long-delayed bullet train slated to run in the Central Valley by 2032, report says [View all] BumRushDaShow Saturday OP

I knew this was a boondoggle from when it was proposed... Mawspam2 Saturday #1

We had something like that here in SE PA BumRushDaShow Saturday #2

Now that Trump killed farming, that train is less needed in central valley travelingthrulife Saturday #3

No, California's Central Valley is going to be urbanized and the train will be part of that... hunter Saturday #4