Comments on: Obama Unveils Our High Speed Rail Future

By: Mad Men and Mad Fast Trains – EcoLocalizer

Mad Men and Mad Fast Trains – EcoLocalizer — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:13:40 +0000

[...] But despite President Obama’s proposed $53 billion investment in improving our nation’s high speed rail infrastructure, much more work needs to be done to shift public opinion and win needed political [...]

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Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:34:53 +0000

[...] Rhonda Winter wrote in her article on Obama’s grand plan for high-speed rail, the main value of high-speed rail is connecting [...]

By: Tim Sutton

Tim Sutton — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:46:09 +0000

hahahahaha – build some trains that are already 20 years behind on the technology they use…wow 100mph just imagine that !!!

COME ON BO wake up !!

Germany and Japan are currently trialling maglev trains that travel at around 250mph !!!

By: Ookii Mamoru

Ookii Mamoru — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:28:50 +0000

Ok, from Atlanta, GA to DC, one way.

Air Fare $75 Trip, not counting security….. 1 1/2 hours at worst.

Train at best right now 14 hours. $125 A bullet train might make the trip, 8 to 10 hours with stops, but at what additional cost?

Why would I even think about riding a train, except to a neighboring city?

The really need to rethink this plan.

By: Amitabha Mukhopadhyay

Amitabha Mukhopadhyay — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:47:20 +0000

A very good approach and much awaited move in the right direction. It should happened much earlier since the world has advanced in this area of high speed rail transport to such an extent that compared to that American railways is very primitive and low tech. Progress made by Japan and France in bullet trains is remarkable but then China and India are also going to buid up their bullet trains.
But then this 8 billion dollars is nothing compared to the task ahead. Entire tracks have to be changed and lines to be electrified. I think it would be better if a new company is floated to take care of the investment needs.
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By: Rhonda Winter

Rhonda Winter — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:00:09 +0000

Indeed, there are many huge gaps all over the country. It is my understanding that this is just the very beginning of an interconnected high speed rail network. Much much more investment and construction needs to happen before the infrastructure is complete.

By: Taylor H

Taylor H — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:36:45 +0000

Why is there a gap between Orlando and Jacksonville? As a 10-year Florida resident, we are in dire need of public transportation. It’d be nice to ride it from Orlando to DC…