Posted on 05/25/2020 7:17:36 PM PDT by Morgana
“If you’re going to put infrastructure in like Europe or Japan, you’ve got clear massive amounts of land that would compete with zoning and existing roads, and that takes years maybe decades of bureaucracy.“
Or you could use the “8th Air Force” plan, a la 1943-45, followed by massive amounts of US tax dollars in a “New Marshall Plan” to rebuild it. Worked for Germany...(hope you realize this was typed with my tongue firmly planted in my cheek).
The last time I took the train into NYC was miserable (non-Amtrak NJ Transit).
The non-Amtrak tracks were in terrible condition, the train was dirty, and the moronic conductor took my ticket, walked away, then came back and accused me of not having a ticket.
I had to show her the other half of my round-trip ticket to get her to shut up.
“There’s a good chance I’ll be visiting Japan this summer.One thing I plan to do is ride the bullet train”
I did that back in 1989, great fun.
On my trip from LA to Ann Arbor, the AC went out and the windows wouldn’t open, and the Midwest was enduring its worst heatwave since 1936. The train ran out of beer, so when it was announced that there would be an extended stop at La Junta, Colo., dozens of passengers dashed for the nearest liquor store—and I was among the first.
The Frecciarossa in Italy is excellent. 175 mph.
“Amtrak’s service on the long distance trains and its service on the Northeast Corridor are nothing alike. The Northeast Corridor may not have Swiss-style service, but it’s still reliable and fast.”
If Amtrak ended every line it has outside of the Northeast Corridor, it would be a profitable business. Instead, the Northeast Corridor has to subsidize losses on a majority of the lines Amtrak is politically forced to run.
I used to take trains NYC to Chicago years ago. And I enjoyed the club bar and meeting and talking with all kinds of folks.
Can’t anymore. Can’t sit that long. I’d be walking the aisles too much. Take the plane because the trip is shorter; the only reason.
“The section between New Haven and Boston has some stretches where 150 mph speeds are in effect but only in a few areas. This is why Amtrak would like to build a genuine Swiss-style rail speedway to replace the existing former New Haven RR line in Connecticut. The cost of that would be astronomical. “
Not to mention the cost and politics of getting rights of way.
Untrue. This short video lays out the facts.
All opinion no dollars = no facts.
Lucky young. man,good for you.
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