High Speed Rail, Feasible or a Pipe Dream?...
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth The high-speed rail program was one of the ways in which Obama sought to show that government is capable of doing big things, but thus far he has proved just the opposite. Having high speed efficient rail is a dream come true, in Europe. Here in the USA we remain if not light years behind Europe certainly we are stuck in the technology of yesteryear. Perhaps this is because Europe simply sees more value in high speed rail, it is after all more efficient than the personal automobile. Maybe Europe is not so tied up in paradigms created through years of habit as the USA. I suspect if the American people wanted high speed efficient rail, and were willing to pay for it high speed rail service would become a reality in the USA. High speed efficient rail service is extremely costly. While the i deal situation would be for private capital to build and operate a high speed rail system in America it is not practical due to regulato...