[Dutch Boy]

Why is it that the libs so love about trains? They are fanatic about them.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

They love trains because they were invented in the 1830s.
They hate walls because the Chinese invented a big one to keep invaders out in 800 BC.

Got it?

[Rashputin]

"Why is it that the libs so love about trains?"

It's like the Lost Generation bitching about how the US wasn't cosmopolitan like Europe. Trains are just so European that they must have them.

[P.O.E.]

Why is it that the libs so love about trains?

Because they believe they are demigods that can wave their magic wand and bestow goodness on us mere mortals.

[monkeyshine]

I personally like trains. I take the train from time to time from Los Angeles to San Diego. It isn’t faster than a car ride, but a lot more relaxing. I have taken trains to destinations across the southwest USA; I have taken trains in Europe including slow diesel trains (example, Paris to Rome) as well as the high-speed TGV (example, Paris to Marseilles and London to Paris).

Personally I would take a train over driving or flying almost anytime these days if it made sense and only a few hours difference either way. Now with ride-sharing it is even easier - you don’t necessarily need a car at your destination. But, like ride-sharing, it is clear to me it needs to be done with private money. AFAIK, most of Europe’s trains are now privatized.

[JudgemAll]

They can then keep us serfs stuck to the grounds they are born on, incapable of mobility except through public pl plantation transport controls

[Ann Archy]

Libs LOVE trains because you cannot just go where YOU please....you must go where THEY want you to go.....it’s all about CONTROL!

[grania]

Why is it that the libs so love trains?

Not just libs. If done correctly, for instance not having to compete for rail use with non-passenger purposes it's the most convenient way to travel, the first choice of many if it comes anywhere near being available and efficient. (don't believe me: Check out the train station somewhere such as DC and look at all the crowds and all the train routes connecting to locations near and far)

[bert]

At the root is the fact that the american left wing has no original thought. The entire democrat agenda is ultimately based on copying something european

Passenger High Speed Railroads are japanese and European. Therefore,America must have them.

[Cronos]

well, it's not only libs. I prefer trains for mid-distance journeys - you can get up and stretch your legs far more than a plane or car and you can snooze, read etc.

That being said they should be competitive and in the US in most cases they are NOT competitive.