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Here is an article by someone who advocates the steel interstate concept of rail electrification, but opposes HSR for a variety of reasons.  He believes the best solution to mass transit is to get people to stop moving around so much.  <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> He refers to the $8 billion for HSR as an earmark, and he laments,   “We are planning to spend $8 billion so that people who already travel more than they should can do it faster and easier.” <o:p></o:p>     While the inherent low friction of rail make it the transportation champion of energy efficiency, that virtue begins to disappear as the speed goes up.  The author claims that electrified passenger trains running between 140 and 220 mph on electricity from fossil fuels produce more CO2 emissions than airplanes.  <o:p></o:p> <A href="http://www.prorev.com/2009/02/high-speed-high-cost-high-income-rail.html">http://www.prorev.com/2009/02/high-speed-high-cost-high-income-rail.html</A>
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