Just some very rough estimates based on the current travel times on various sections in journey planners. First time making a fantasy timetable like this, feedback is welcome!
Obviously if you start from Copenhagen itself you can get much further south in a day, but I thought this would be enough crazy speculation for now :)
Because China has so many high speed trains, I feel like it's time to make a tierlist. To those who know of the high speed train types in China, what are your thoughts on this?
Bakersfield: 5 miles from downtown
Merced: 4 miles from downtown
Project Title: The Trans-Eurasian & Hemispheric Heavy Transit Corridor (TEHHTC)
Strategic Vision: Unification and peace through global economic integration, anchoring cross-continental cooperation via heavy industrial infrastructure and shared logistics networks.
Project Scope: A continuous, high-speed, multi-modal rail and heavy-asphalt transit corridor engineered to bypass domestic political gridlock through private-public industrial backing and comprehensive national security integration.
Routing & Phasing:
Phase 1: Breaking ground in New Orleans, engineering high-pile viaducts through the challenging Louisiana basin, and punching straight north along the Mississippi River spine to Chicago to lock in the primary commercial and industrial hub of the continent.
Phase 2: Extending westward across the Great Plains and cutting through the mountain passes of the Rockies and Cascades straight to the Pacific Northwest.
Phase 3: International expansion linking Mexico from the south and Canada from the northern tier to tap into heavy resource corridors, pushing north through British Columbia, the Yukon, and Alaska to bridge the Bering Strait and tie North America directly into Eurasia, while expanding loops through the Middle East, Africa, and Australia.
Execution & Workforce: Powered by a diverse coalition of everyday people from all walks of life and backgrounds—including specialized heavy-rail car repair crews, structural steel ironworkers, heavy equipment operators, local community builders, and master tradespeople—who understand the physical stress points of heavy infrastructure and how to keep a massive project moving forward under brutal conditions.
Strategy: Aligning with early administrative infrastructure pushes to secure initial momentum, ensuring the physical reality of the grid outlasts political cycles and permanently re-engineers global trade routes to foster economic interdependency and lasting peace.
Senate Bill 1425 is currently with the Assembly Appropriations Committee. It "would create an encroachment permit program allowing the authority to approve and regulate certain work on its operating right-of-way".
3rd party delays have run up the cost by billions due to inflation and pushed back completion by years. Encroachment Permitting Authority is one of the things the CAHSR Authority has repeatedly asked for from the legislature to help reduce 3rd party delays (mostly from utilities).
But the Legislature session ends on August 31. If the bill doesn't get advanced out of committee before that time, then the bill dies.
Here's the email for the assembly appropriations committee:
approps.committee@assembly.ca.gov
The article at the top shows the utility lobby is already pushing to kill this bill, just like they did with SB 445. If we want to see this project get finished, we need to fight for legislation like SB 1425. Email the appropriations committee and tell them to advance SB 1425 to the full legislature. Tell them we need to stop wasting time and billions of dollars with unnecessary delays.
France’s Alstom and Spain’s Talgo have bid to supply CP’s future 300 km/h trains, a contract worth up to €584 million and central to Portugal’s rail upgrade.
Interesting article, I hope this happens before it expires August 31.
This is what delivery 1:1 Kato N700st feels like :D
The Miami Dolphins are expected to struggle mightily this year, with major sportsbooks and NFL experts overwhelmingly projecting them to finish at the very bottom of the league.
While the team didn't actually lose a pet detective, they did undergo a complete real-life roster wipeout during the 2026 offseason, leading analysts to label this a "Year Zero" rebuilding phase.
Vegas oddsmakers at DraftKings have set the Dolphins' over/under win total at a rock-bottom 4.5 wins.
Multiple sports analysts, including those at USA Today and Bleacher Report, predict Miami will finish either 1-16 or 2-15, putting them squarely on the clock for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2027 NFL Draft.
To make matters worse, statistical models show Miami faces the second-hardest schedule in the NFL this season.
The low expectations come from the front office intentionally clearing house, replacing high-priced veteran stars with an incredibly young, untested roster.
The team completely moved on from its core offensive identity by releasing quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and star receiver Tyreek Hill, while also trading away Jaylen Waddle.
Former backup Malik Willis takes over the offense under a new three-year contract, making his debut as an unquestioned NFL starter.
Because the wide receiver room is currently ranked among the weakest in the league, new head coach Jeff Hafley plans to give star running back De'Von Achane a massive, highly predictable workload as both a rusher and a pass-catcher.
Brightline is packing those train shuttles because even if the Dolphins can't score a touchdown, the fans can still get loaded in the PREMIUM lounge!
Why is Brightline offering free rides to Hard Rock Stadium this year?
Because without Tyreek Hill or Ace Ventura, the train is the only thing in Miami moving at 79 miles per hour!
Indonesia's government will acquire a majority stake in the high-speed rail operator. This move aims to manage the project’s outstanding loan obligations effectively.