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To: tejek who wrote (329718)	3/21/2007 4:17:08 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577148

" wonder how much the French government has to spend on this project." Only what it cost to upgrade the track and road crossings. The innovative work for the trains themselves was down at least 20 years ago. 1 - Spending 20 years ago by the French government was still French government spending. Its still part of the cost. 2 - I believe some upgrades of design have happened since then. 3 - The trains themselves are more expensive then normal trains.

To: tejek who wrote (329718)	3/21/2007 7:33:36 PM
From: SilentZ	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1577148

>Only what it cost to upgrade the track and road crossings. The innovative work for the trains themselves was down at least 20 years ago. The new line is just the latest expansion of a system that has been in place for a long time. I simply don't understand why on nearly all of Amtrak's trains in the Northeast are slower than driving... for instance, it takes 8-10 hours to get to Montreal from Albany by train, but only 3.5 hours to drive. I'm on the NYC-Albany train right now, and that takes 2 hours, 20 minutes (slightly shorter than the drive). -Z