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• America's fastest train moves ahead

  Wed Jun 25, 2008
  • The US is the most powerfully country in the world because it has made wiser investments. Investments in freeways and automotive improvements have proven much more economically productive than investments in train tech improvement.

• America's fastest train moves ahead

  Wed Jun 25, 2008
  • Great point Jeff! Money spent on roads outperforms money spent on passenger trains by a factor of 40 to 50 to one (depending on what "external" costs are included).

• America's fastest train moves ahead

  Wed Jun 25, 2008
  • Jon,

• America's fastest train moves ahead

  Wed Jun 25, 2008
  • Bob,

• America's fastest train moves ahead

  Wed Jun 25, 2008
  • This is because EU is more socialized -- and the HUGE tax placed on gasoline and Diesel is used to fund luxury high speed train travel for the relative few who live close enough to a station to be able to use it. more than 75% of passenger miles in France is automotive.

• America's fastest train moves ahead

  Wed Jun 25, 2008
  • Georges Brigham, Fellow A.A.A.S. wrote: “What does speed have to do with track capacity? “ “Speed is nice but remember - the fastest plane, the SST, is defunct. Ever wonder why?”

• America's fastest train moves ahead

  Wed Jun 25, 2008
  • Paul,

• America's fastest train moves ahead

  Wed Jun 25, 2008
  • Bob,

• America's fastest train moves ahead

  Wed Jun 25, 2008
  • Jerry, I totally agree -- we cannot regress to building transportation technologies (trains) that have been proven by the market to be unsustainable. We must be progressive, maglev IS progressive technology-- but not if applied to trains.

• America's fastest train moves ahead

  Wed Jun 25, 2008
  • Gary in SLC said "if you build it they will ride".