Where are all the high-speed trains we were promised? Where is a cohesive transportation strategy? With the current price of fuel we need better and efficient systems to move people; these gasoline prices are for the birds or Camels?
For years they have been discussing High Speed Trains, between Los Angeles and Las Vegas and from Houston to San Antonio to El Paso, Houston to Dallas, Dallas to Austin to San Antonio, Dallas to Amarillo, Amarillo to Denver, Denver to Kansas City to Wichita to Oklahoma City to Dallas. Montana needs a high-speed rail and North, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska could all benefit from a high-speed rail system. Connecting the Mid West to all of the Texas markets and Texas to Los Angeles and Florida to Texas through the Southern States could vastly improve transportation and travel in this country. It would not hurt airlines. The discount airlines; such as Jet Blue, South West, America West, Air Tran; would continue to do well and time factors would be a reason to fly the long hauls or coast-to-coast routes. Discounters can cut price and stay in business due to the business model used as a major part of their overall growth strategy;
Greyhound Company might suffer in the beginning from a National Network of high-speed rail in the US, but that bus line is now owned by a Canadian Company anyway; eventually they will be able to work with the network to fill in the gaps and actually make more revenue for connecting people to final destinations. More contacts, competition and intra nation trade means the increase in the flow of transportation would bring America closer together and stronger. The United States is often more representative of a United Countries with our myriad of regulations and rules which change the second you cross the border into a new state, even though we really are one country. Obviously with Snow serving as Secretary of Treasury these issues have been studied on this grand scale, especially considering the decade of railroad consolidation during his time at the Helm of CSX. With roads in need of repair and traffic getting to be a major issue and our expanding population, we need to look ahead on these serious issues. With magnetic levitation and air-cushioned technology there is no reason we could not build a great network inexpensively that would have the speeds necessary for rapid movement of people. Now is a good time to start getting more serious about high-speed train travel; we have done enough studies, we need more action. We must plan ahead and head off the disastrous consequences to the economy of from Supply and Demand issues to move people by automobile. Think about it.
"Lance Winslow" - If you have innovative thoughts and unique perspectives, come think with Lance; www.worldthinktank.net/wttbbs
Batchtown Chicago prom limo .. Lockport Chicago limo O’HareThe head of the Club of Rome has said that... Read More
Many folks who are pro-NASA and Pro-Space Colonies say that... Read More
One of my favourite pieces of music is the Sex... Read More
We have seen an increase in Snowbirds from Northern States... Read More
I. The FactsJust days before a much-awaited donor conference, the... Read More
I've decided to go public with my intentions: I will... Read More
Contrary to the Hobbesian prediction of anarchy (freedom) and brutish... Read More
US Steel prices have cost franchisees in my company and... Read More
The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM) is interested in the... Read More
Do you find it interesting that people complain about the... Read More
Environmentalists say GM Seeds are bad for the environment, dangerous... Read More
I. WARS ARE BASIC CONFLICTS OVER LAND. II. BOUNDARIES. THE... Read More
Where are all the high-speed trains we were promised? Where... Read More
Let's put it all into perspective: the U.S. has an... Read More
Last week, I began my look ahead to the 2008... Read More
The new law "Special Protective, Antidumping and Import Compensatory Measures"... Read More
THE ECCLESIASTICAL GRANT:There are good things done by the hegemony.... Read More
A quick look back at NAFTA; how did we do?Stabilizing... Read More
Three years ago I published a book of short stories... Read More
The European Court of Justice ("ECJ") ruled in Praktiker Bau-... Read More
We have brain drain issues in Silicon Valley, we have... Read More
Compulsory-attendance laws force parents to send their children to public... Read More
Without the flow of fuel our very mobile society comes... Read More
The Second World War was the continuation of World War... Read More
President Bush's selection of the Hon. John Roberts is an... Read More
shuttle from Midway Munster are ..The US Homeland Security is worried about Hydrofoil or Skimmer... Read More
All to often law makers and regulators create rules and... Read More
A Governmental commission, headed personally by the Prime Minister has... Read More
Quit paying the DEA to chase marijuana. We could save... Read More
Every conflict has its economic moments and dimensions. The current... Read More
When you look at the news, immigrants are dying trying... Read More
INTRODUCTIONPERHAPS the sentiments contained in the following pages, are not... Read More
You have probably heard of the Sarbaines Oxley Law (SOX)... Read More
Political strategists, branding gurus and image consultants could learn a... Read More
Originally published in 1958, "The Ugly American" (Lederer & Burdick)... Read More
Bill Cosby got it wrong. His many speeches regarding the... Read More
"It is the duty of every citizen according to his... Read More
What is the so-called "nuclear option" that Senator Bill Frist... Read More
We recently saw another ferry accident, this one in NY... Read More
The expertise and advancement of the evolution of man and... Read More
Many are quick to point out the benefits of religion... Read More
The United States has enemies, which call the country the... Read More
Industrial Recruiting. The absence of a state income tax in... Read More
It is a law that we register deadly weapons with... Read More
J. Edgar Hoover and LBJ used to enjoy watching Hoover's... Read More
As the death toll in the avalanche-hit Jammu and Kashmir... Read More
I've decided to go public with my intentions: I will... Read More
In order to win the presidency in America, candidates must... Read More
Many MLM sales people mean well but they inadvertently commit... Read More
Kudos goes out to the George Walker Bush's Administration and... Read More
Political |