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I posted not to long ago the metropolitan population figures for rail lines I proposed between and including the northeast corridor to the midwest, the midwest to Texas, Texas to Florida, Florida to the northeast corridor, and a corridor in California (that is to cities with a metropolitan population of over 5 million). Less than 5,000 miles of new high speed track averagine some (using Florida figures for the whole ball of wax) $12 million a mile is less than $60 billion.... which is about 2 years of federal highway spending. The population figures of the metropolitan areas and small cities and small towns came up to an unbelievable 180 million of our 280 million total..... Add more rail lines to metropolitan areas of over 2 million not included before, another 2,000 miles of track, and the population figures to 230 million of our 280 million total..... Add more rail lines to metropolitan areas of 500,000, another 2,000 miles of track, and the population figures add up to 250 million of our 280 million. None of these rail lines crossed the Rockies and the Sierra Nevadas/Cascade mountain regions. While I support Amtrak, I think Amtrak mission should change. I am for eliminating the transcontinentals, but I am for a national passenger railroad service! A new modern high speed one....with more frequency at stops, and being able to travel from say Texas to New York in less than a day, probably around 12-15 hours..... Yes, a train cannot compete with the airlines long distance. But a train can compete with the automobile long distance. We already know a train can compete with the airlines and automobile short distances (of less than 500 miles). But I am of the opinion a train can beat the car for longer distances, even up to the trip from Dallas to New York City....
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