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High-speed rail Chicago-St. Louis a waste of taxpayer money
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<P mce_keep="true">[quote user="DennisHeld"][quote user="Bucyrus"] <P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">With all the stimulus focus on green jobs, I wonder if this high-speed rail is considered green, or is it just being proposed under the banner of infrastructure?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></P> <P>[/quote] Though the HSR is not technically green, there is an element of green in railroading. Rails, providing they're loaded, are an efficient use of energy. Energy independence can be greatly enhanced with a good railway system for both mass transit and freight.[/quote]</P> <P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Generally rail is considered green, but generally high speed is considered not green.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>So HSR presents somewhat of a built-in conflict.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></P>
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