[Willie Green]

Bloomberg says your £34 billion London to Edinburgh train will produce £55 billion in extra revenue and economic benefits.

I'll go with those numbers.

You want to spend $500 billion on high-speed rail here in the US???
Then that should produce $809 billion in extra revenue and economic benefits.

You say it costs $3 Trillion instead???
Ok, then that's $4.8 Trillion in extra revenue and economic benefits.

Bottom line: it's a good investment because it pays back more than it costs.

[PugetSoundSoldier]

So no answers again, Willie. It’s OK to admit you don’t know, don’t be ashamed of your ignorance, own it then cure it.