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by pj_mukh 1312 days ago
Other than government interference in the route planning, all private projects seem to be susceptible to all the same issues as government projects in North America. Like, NIMBY-ism affects private projects too (see: all home construction).

Sidenote: California HSR is slated to travel at about twice the speed as Brightline, I'm guessing that has some non-linear ramifications on cost.