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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by gabe</i> <br /><br />For the foreseeable future, I think you will sooner get the public--much less investors--to put their money in Winter-only Ice Cream shops in Nome Alaska than they will high speed rail. <br /> <br />My point isn't that high-speed rail doesn't have advantages; my point is that it is a non-starter because no one is willing to pay for it and it detracts from projects than could be done. <br /> <br />Gabe <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Before the economy tanked, there were a few private projects talked about for Texas & Florida. In addition, politicians and people from Amtrak keep talking about selling the NEC. I presume they must have someone in mind. Wasn't there a German company behind one of the projects? <br /> <br />My point is you'll never have HSR as long as there's an Amtrak. Many Conservatives aren't against paseenger rail - they're quite willing to fund heavy commuter rail projects. But they are against social welfare programs and as long as Amtrak looks like a duck.
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