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Oh, you live in Chicago where the trains arrive and depart at a decent time of day. Chicago also has a lot of trains going to it. On the other hand, the people of Texas, the second largest state per population, DOES NOT have a daily train between the two largest cities in America without a direct rail link. While the Texas Eagle arrives in the Dallas area in the mid-afternoon, this train does not arrive until the wee hours of the morning/NIGHT in San Antonio. And if one wanted to make the connection to Houston, one must sit outside the depot and wait several hours for the connection.... And it is the same going the opposite direction.... And this can be done only three times a week! Thank God the Texas state DOT has come up with the Trans Texas Corridors. Already, several contractors have made bids. I suggest you read how badly our railroads really are. and read this link. http://www.dot.state.tx.us/ttc/ttc_home/htm Keep in mind the feds spend $33 billion on highways, $12 billion on airports, and $7 billion on intracity rail/bus systems each year. Why can't the feds find $ 7 billion to spend on intercity rail each year? Every other form of transportation is subsidized..... Seven billion dollars a year, a drop in the bucket when compared to the two and a half trillion dollar annual budget, would build a lot of brand new passenger only high speed rail over a period of years. The state of Florida quotes in its high speed rail project the cost of double track high speed rail at $9 million a mile. When compared to the cost of building 4 lane interstate highways, high speed rail is much cheaper. Slightly more than 4,000 miles of new high speed rail could connect New York City to Chicago, Chicago to Dallas/Houston, Dallas.Houston to Atlanta/Jacksonville, and Miami thru Atlanta/Jacksonville to Washington, DC., not to mention LA to San Francisco. Another 4,000 miles of high speed rail could link Chicago to Atlanta/Jacksonville, Chicago to Minneapolis, Chicago to Denver, and a short cut Cleveland to Washington DC. as well, not to mention an Empire corridor of New York City to Toronto, and New York City to Montreal. 4,000 miles at $ 9 million a mile is $36 billion. 8,000 miles at $ 9 million a mile is $72 billion. With the feds spending $7 billion a year, we could have a high speed rail system the envy of the world in ten years. Ten years. Which is a little more than what the feds spend on highways in two years. And get this, after this system is in place, there won't be any need to build more...... Now how would you like to go from Chicago to Washington DC in 5 hours..... by train.....not on a slow overnight trip in a coach seat or in an expensive sleeper.....
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