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[quote user="243129"]What did I say in my article that you infer I contradicted? 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.[/quote] In your article you paint a picture of Europe and Japan rebuilding their railway network with the help of the Marshall Plan as straight as possible directly after WWII. In your post you write: in Europe, the legacy of the Marshall Plan is visible for all to see: in high-tech railways and highways, The latter is right, the marshall Plan initiated the economical evolution in Germany which made high-speed rail possible beginning in the 1970s. The article's statement is wrong as I tried to show for quite some time now. Directly after WWII the military governments limited what Germans were allowed to do. With rail the only possible mode of transportation there was no time to wait with rebuilding for the Marshall Plan. Regards, Volker
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