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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by tomtrain As I understand it, mathematics will tell you a minority interest doesn't stand a chance against a majority. Is there a way to take rail (passenger or freight) to a different plane? Is there a way that intercity passenger trains can become an essential small element of marketers' larger actions? [/quote] Even a majority won't quite do it. The Senate has equal representation for each state regardless of population. Why should Senators from places like Montana, Wyoming, Idaho care about the NEC or even a national High Speed Rail system? Would they get re-elected if they did? A more cynical view would be to compare the campaign contributions of the airlines, highway lobby, automakers, freight railroads, etc. vs. the Amtrak proponents. One approach might be to lump all the public transportation 'infrastructure' spending together but that would be even worse for LD high speed rail IMO. Why bother with 25Kv catenary and billion dollar investments when a couple gas turbine engines combined with aeorodynamic lifting devices can have you traveling over existing ROWs at 600 mph. [;)] I suspect that in most cases people just want transporation from point A to B in the least amount of time and inconvenience and that's how the politicians also think about it.
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