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60 Mile Long Traffic Jam - Take the Train?
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>I have not researched this, but I have heard that the reason that China is building HSR is simply that they need to free up their freight railroad capacity for increasing coal movement.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>To a certain extent, it would appear that, from China’s perspective, HSR is simply the current state of the art, so when you shop for new passenger trains, HSR is what you get.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>And China, with its booming growth, can afford the top of the line.</FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><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"><FONT face=verdana,geneva size=2></FONT></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><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"><FONT face=verdana,geneva size=2>I would not worry about the same traffic jam development from transportation overload in the U.S.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>As our economy worsens, and fuel prices climb, I expect road traffic to diminish.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>They are saying that our economy will start getting stronger in 2025, so we might have a highway capacity problem 20-30 years from now.</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></P>
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