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[quote user="243129"]in Europe, the legacy of the Marshall Plan is visible for all to see: in high-tech railways and highways,[/quote] That is not what you wrote in your article. Quote: Comparison to the European and Japanese railway systems cannot be made. Europe and Japan were bombed into rubble as a result of World War II. With nothing in the way, the Marshall Plan and SCAP — with an eye on the future — rebuilt the railway systems as straight as practicable. For three years after the war the USA had no interest to help Germany to get strong again. See Directive JCS 1067. In these years only essential repairs were allowed.There was no chance, different priorities, and later no intent to think about high speed rail. There was no disadvantage for the USA, only different decisions. The American change of direction came with the Marshall Plan. It helped Germany to get back on its feet and allowed as well as helped the German economic miracle. Only with the German economic miracle in full swing the Bundesbahn (DB; German Railway) begann to think about high-speed passenger rail. In the early 1960s DB instructed their Group for General Studies with the design of a Higher-speed rail network. That were the first earnest attempts. Regards, Volker <pre id="tw-target-text" class="tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-medium" dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;height:72px;"> </pre>
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