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I think it's simply that America has a larger geographical scale relative Europe causing there to be a lower ROI... That being said, I never have understood wh

• danieldk 10y ago
  But this is about a 140 miles / 225 km railway line, which is approximately the same scale as European high-speed trains.
• coliveira 10y ago
  It has little to do with geography and everything to do with the auto industry. They don't want to allow public transportation as government-sponsored way to reduce the profits of the auto industry.
  • Agustus 10y ago
    What active work do the automotive companies do to discourage rail? The light and high speed rail companies put on a very good dog and pony show to representatives. They shower them with money, explain the economic incentives and all sorts of other items. The government will then actively try to sell it to the tax base. Any person speaking out against it is called as a Luddite or sponsored by the oil industry (although these are contrived, as they are actually representatives of a economic think tank). The head winds for rail is always heavily supported by a directly benefiting industry. So, I am genuinely interested in your source for the automotive statement you made. Also, please do not use l up the unproven "conspiracy" from prior to world war 2.
    • Kluny 10y ago
      Usually it comes in the form of telling blue-collar people that any threat to their business model is a threat to their jobs. It seems to be very effective.