tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12543613.post3057683502864358028..comments2023-09-11T20:50:37.709-04:00Comments on Heaven and Earth: Economic Revitalization & High Speed Rail"Fr. Paul" Bresnahanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10672884565443833633noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12543613.post-59491858671200003452012-07-06T00:05:18.575-04:002012-07-06T00:05:18.575-04:00I think that's a good question. I could well i...I think that's a good question. I could well imagine high speed trains between NYC and Chicago @ 200mph or a Washington to Atlanta run being quite competitive. Perhaps Chicago, down the Mississippi & the big cities along the way, would work. Chicago, Denver, SF and LA...even that is a possibility. I'd keep it between major population centers and as we did with the Interstate System, make it grow as usage grows. But if we begin with the obvious high density corridors, I think we'd find it helpful to reducing congestion on the roads and airways. But the big benefit is the job creation it would give us."Fr. Paul" Bresnahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10672884565443833633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12543613.post-28413852774199158112012-07-03T10:05:15.222-04:002012-07-03T10:05:15.222-04:00My question is this: while I love trains, and take...My question is this: while I love trains, and take them as often as I can, and while I would love to go faster certainly-how many other Americans would do it with me? How much traffic would we generate putting a high speed rail through Iowa or South Dakota or other large sparsely populated places? Do we subsidize those lines that are unprofitable? <br /><br />I think we should instead focus on regional high speed rails in existing networks. Areas such as the NE, the NW's Cascades lines, and CA's high speed rail network.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12543613.post-61970026929482144862012-07-02T22:36:43.903-04:002012-07-02T22:36:43.903-04:00Thanks for writing this great blog entry!Thanks for writing this great blog entry!amesababehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252030121103246665noreply@blogger.com