A strange new definition of High-Speed.
The general response I've seen was "It goes about driving speed on its own schedule and doesn't stop where it is convenient. Why wouldn't I just drive instead?" If it cut the travel time by half, then it might have gotten a positive opinion, but counting stops it was slower than driving between cities.
A local Conservative politician suggested an actual STUDY of how trains through Madistan would snarl and gridlock traffic. The DOT wouldn’t give him permission or a permit to do so, when he applied...
That speaks volumes!
We’ve been fighting for a north ‘Beltline’ around Madistan for decades. The semi truck traffic on major roads in town are tearing up our roads - and our Lame Duck Goobner (Diamond Jim Doyle) has STOLEN every DIME from our Transportation fund!
It’s really quite a mess...but thank goodness we’re stopping the high speed rail!