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High Speed Rail proponents take note: THIS is the right way to develop a HSR project
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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by KCMOWMAN</i> <br /><br />What high speed rail? I read nothing that represents high speed, perhaps for the <br />people of China thats high speed, not to me. <br /> <br />The larger point is HSR in the USA. Not going to happen, too expensive for the limited number of passengers it could carry. <br /> <br />California can't afford it, the northeast can't take care of the corridor properly. Nowhere <br />else is it feasable to to build it. Chicago to New York? Still too expensive. <br /> <br />Amtrak is about to wobble into the sunset because of a shortage of funds, Now you <br />want HSR? Just where would you find the money? <br /> <br />I would vote to throw money down the black hole of Amtrak than spend it on HSR. <br /> <br />HSR is great in Japan or Europe, it lends itself well to the shorter distances with heavy <br />populations. Not the USA. <br /> <br />Okay Amtrak / passenger lovers, fire away with your romantic notions or the great high <br />speed passenger trains of tomorrow. Oh the life! <br /> <br />I prefer to ride the reality train. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />KCMOWMAN, <br /> <br />The question being posed is this: Does the idea of HSR become more viable if it is first predicated on moving freight vs passenger-oriented HSR proposals?
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