I have to admit Willie, you are consistent. I’m pretty sure this WiFi thingy will not change peoples transportation choices. My bet is if TSA does more onerous and impotent airline screening train traffic may increase. On the other hand, if panty bombers decide to switch to softer targets (i.e., trains) then I would imagine we are back to square one again. Never understood your commitment to rail passenger traffic. Keep your Groove On.
What is so great about trains? They are the only transportation mode that can run on domestically produced electricity, as opposed to petroleum.
What is bad about trains? They are run by corrupt governments and corrupt unions.
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Never understood your commitment to rail passenger traffic. Keep your Groove On.
I advocate passenger rail systems (high speed rail, maglev, light rail, Amtrak, subways, streetcars, monorails) as a means of reducing our dependence on Imported Oil.
Ideally, I would also prefer that these systems be electrically powered, and I would build new nuclear power plants to supply the electricity through the grid.
It's not a panacea.... just a straight-forward common sense approach to reducing our national Oil consumption. I bet if we built electrically powered mass transit systems in those more densely populated regions, cities and towns where passenger traffic would be the most, it would really take a big chunk out of our Oil Consumption.
And of course, I also think that reducing our dependence on Imported Oil also enhances our National Security.
Some day when Americans grow up, learn to slow down, and appreciate the greatness of this land, as we once did a century ago, we will re-discover the real virtue of rail travel.