WEEKLY WHINE

HEARTANDSOUL Revision 1 Phase 4 complete

We are delighted to be able to present the fourth and final phase of Revision 1 of the GoobNet Highly Effective Accelerated Railway Transit for Accessing National Destinations with a Special Opportunity to Unify Locations plan. This completes the updated version of the high speed railway network that connects the entire United States, and even major cities in Canada and Mexico.

As we have discussed, this revision primarily differs from the original version in the Great Lakes area. The absurdity of Line 190 has been removed; in its place, you will find that Lines 71, 80, and 90 service this region, including the major cities of Detroit [Line 90], Buffalo/​Niagara Falls [Lines 71 and 90], and Cleveland [Lines 71 and 80].

You will also note that the old Line 40 has now become part of Line 71, which retains the old name of the Music Crescent. This name is only fitting for a line that services the blues haven of Memphis, the Music City of Nashville, and the rock capital of Cleveland.

Below please find a summary of each line along with the distance of track added in each phase. The line numbers are as of this fourth phase; for example, the 630 km segment from Miami to Jacksonville added in Phase 2 is shown under Line 95, even though it joins as part of Line 10.

LINE SUMMARY
Line		Name	Distance [km] by Phase				Total Distance [km]
			1	2	3	4
4		Cross-Florida Line				240	240
5		Pacific Coast Line	2,200	260			2,480
10		Southern Sun Line	1,840	610	1,590		4,040
15		Western Rocky Express		460		1,350	1,810
17		Desert Diamond Line				640	640
20		Southeastern Crescent		610	930	650	2,190
25		Front Range Line				1,790	1,790
35		Central Time Express	390	1,510			1,900
55		Eleven Nickel Line	940	640			1,580
70		Heartland Line	1,880				1,880
71		Music Crescent		1,860		660	2,520
80		Gold Line	1,300	1,130	2,570		5,000
87		Hudson Valley Line		620			620
90		Northern Light Line		500	1,100	3,820	5,420
95		Atlantic Coast Line	770	630	170	1,230	2,800

The actual distance of tracks added by phase, excluding overlaps, is shown below.

So, now that our high speed rail network is complete, we urge you to take advantage of it by travelling all throughout the United States. We also encourage you to begin thinking about improvements to be made. For instance, there must surely be a broader network of suburban railway lines that service smaller cities in between those on our lines. What will that network look like? And how will Canada and Mexico join the fun? We look forward to seeing your thoughts on the matter.

MAPS AND TIMETABLES

• Line 4: St Petersburg-Space Coast
• Line 5: Tijuana-Vancouver
• Line 10: Los Angeles-Jacksonville
• Line 15: Los Angeles-Bozeman/​Yellowstone [includes Line 17]
• Line 17: Phoenix-Las Vegas [includes Line 15]
• Line 20: Dallas/​Ft Worth-Richmond
• Line 25: El Paso-Rapid City
• Line 35: Houston-Sioux Falls
• Line 55: New Orleans-Chicago
• Line 70: Kansas City-Philadelphia
• Line 71: Oklahoma City-Toronto
• Line 80: San Francisco-Philadelphia
• Line 87: New York City-Montréal
• Line 90: Seattle-Albany
• Line 95: Miami-Boston