Obama Unveils High-Speed Rail Initiative

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hi speed rail in the us is about 20 years overdue. pretty amazing that no president until now has had the cojones to push for it. Good luck.
p.s. to Larry of CA: your boy lost, get over it.

Rich 11:40AM July 02, 2009

Go to Japan or China and ride the rail system then comeback to the good ole US. We are so far behind the curve it is scarey. A good rail system would virtually eliminate flights 1 hour or less. Energy efficient, enviromentally friendy, and just plain makes good sense. What have we been waiting for?????

jason of IN 10:07PM June 21, 2009

Just hope it doesn't get mired up in local politically motivated tangles like the Eisenhower interstate highway system did.

HillbillyBill of TN 9:34AM April 17, 2009

High speed rail = enviromental impact studies, lawsuits, protest, NIMBY and on and on. So nothing will be done for 20+ years. Plus look at all the money Amtrak is making.
What another great idea Mr. President.
How about this, find ways to stop spending our tax dollars and lower our taxes? I am sure you can find 1 or 2 programs that are a completer waste of money.
Thanks for the change!

Larry of CA 2:51PM April 16, 2009

to go to Europe and not suspect that we are behind the curve in taking full advantage of rail. No one but government is going to ever do it in the USA, of course. That's why it's not already a norm here.
We should consider, I guess, that airlines as a whole do not really make any money.
Same for rail, right?

Muser of NM 1:55PM April 16, 2009