I am a geography and planning grad student looking to get into passenger rail development in the Southeast or anywhere in US really. Just finished an internship with European Railway Agency in France.
Mainly interested in hearing from folks about their experience working with passenger rail and prospects for new growth in the sector.
I personally am a big time dreamer about what we can do in the states with HSR and commuter/rail transit. There is no reason (apart from getting state and fed funding) that we should not develop a web of connectivity based on passenger rail systems--from HSR to slow moving trams--and public buses.
All the advances in alternative/green technologies coupled with the scale benefits of moving more people in fewer vehicles seems to be a no-brainer step toward environmental responsible behavior. Even using conventional overhead catenary systems puts the pollution in a centralized location (at the electric plant) for hopefully a responsible disposal or filtration of waste.
I could go on and on about the environmental (and the social) benefits of rail and transit vs. private vehicle, but this is enough for now; and I have gone off my original topic of simply wanting to introduce myself and hear from others working in passenger rail and/or transit.
Kyle
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