[Toespi]

Maybe this has been asked but I have been wondering why they couldn't have used trains to move people to a safer region, prior to the hurricane. It certainly would have expedited evacuation and possibly saved countless lives.

[r9etb]

why they couldn't have used trains to move people to a safer region, prior to the hurricane.

It has (by me) and so of course I think it's a good idea. This disaster showed, finally, the difficulties with getting a large number of people out of a city efficiently and quickly. I think major city disaster plans are going to have to deal with this lesson, and I think trains will play into it. The trains could also be loaded with pre-positioned containers of food, equipment, and shelter.

[DocRock]

"Maybe this has been asked but I have been wondering why they couldn't have used trains to move people to a safer region, prior to the hurricane. It certainly would have expedited evacuation and possibly saved countless lives."

I've been saying it for days, "use empty freight trains and load up box cars with people", but I've only posted it today. Now they could bus them to where they can load them on trains. Tell them they can go where ever they want, tell them anything, just get them out to save their lives.