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The state if Indiana (through the governors office, no less), has recently announnced it's interest in exploring a multistate "High speed passenger rail Initiative" geared towards using the old Pennsey tracks from Pittsburgh to Chicago for a 110 mph+ passenger corridor, that to me seeths in "nut shell"' game. For one, they project that the "high speed" aspect would come well after inception, and after certain economic criteria were reached (won't happen, you need a "destination" to make HSR a workable plan) And for another the roadbed in question is in such shabby shape, the only thing of value is the right of way at present, none of the inplace fixtures and plant would accomodate HSR. What I THINK is goinng on here is laying the groundwork to disrupt the public sentiment of ''save Amtrak", by dangling a carrot in front of a gullible public. Say they disolve Amtrak, private investors step in to buy the respective franchises, they want a "steal deal" on existing Amtrak assets, and the public is duped into accomodating the investors need with all the aplomb of a kid with his nose pressed against a candy store window, thinking "'oh boy!! High speed rail" After the initial "give away", the special criteria justifying the "'high speed" uppgrade are never reached (of course) so don't blame the investors for the publics failure to properly support the plan,...etc etc. Does anybody else share my skepticism on this, or am I just becoming a hardened old cynic?
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