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I've got the somewhat unpopular opinion that its probably too late for us Americans to put something like that together. I live in DC and have witnessed the nea
by noonespecial 16y ago
I've got the somewhat unpopular opinion that its probably too late for us Americans to put something like that together. I live in DC and have witnessed the nearly 2 decades of political whinging it took to get started on a 20 mile extension of DC's already sorry little system out to the airport.
It would take a change in attitude so radical to get national high speed rail to a decent number of cities that I'm not sure it can be done. Perhaps the end of cheap oil could do it in a generation or two?
For good or bad, we've cast our lot with asphalt tracks and rubber wheels.
- bonsaitree 16y agoAs a D.C. metro resident (living in NoVA), I share your pain. When I moved, I made sure to live close to at least 1 airport (ended up being IAD) for that verysame reason.
- aidenn0 16y agoI grew up in Reston. When I started elementry school (1985), the furthest the metro rail went out was Vienna, though they were talking about running a line out along the Dulles corridor. I visited home last year; the furthest the metro rail went out was Vienna, though they were talking about running a line out along the Dulles corridor, and they have a website[1]. Now that's progress! 1: http://www.dullescorridorrail.com/ http://www.dullescorridorrail.com/
- eru 16y ago> Perhaps the end of cheap oil could do it in a generation or two? Maybe. But electric cars should be ready in a few decades at most. (Disclosure: I really like trains, do not own a car and have even worked for Deutsche Bahn once.)