Redline Transcontinental
Bridging the Coasts
The Redline Transcontinental covers the entirety of the United States, East to West, West to East, with a dedicated railway for both passenger and freight service. The primary motivation for establishing this route is the "backbone" of a developed rail network to facilitate movement of people and goods from all major cities in the nation, with a modern development framework.
The route decision is based on an assessment of both geospatial and demographic factors, in combination with the aim of a "straight-line" development strategy for a true "ultra-high speed" rail backbone. The predicate for the alignment is to facilitate a Magnetic Levitation train line, centrally located North-to-South to accommodate the North-South Routes and to allow for the development of a Northern Transcontinental Line and a Southern Transcontinental Line, East-to-West.
One may note that the East Coast leg curves upward to reach Washington, DC rather than there being a straight line to the terminus. This alignment serves to cover high growth areas in the northern parts of the South (North Carolina, specifically), while doubling capacity between the North Eastern Corridor (NEC) / Atlantic Coastal Corridor (ACC) between Raleigh, NC and Washington, DC, which then becomes a straight line East to West, West to East. The Raleigh to DC alignment overlaps with the separately listed Atlantic Coastal Corridor, which extends north of DC and south of Raleigh.
