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To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (126177)	12/3/2009 10:13:59 AM
From: Cogito	Respond to of 543013

>>Californians are notorious for approving things at the ballot box that subsequently don't work out. I am not saying this won't work out, but we will have to see. Does California expect HSR to be self sufficient or to need contintued subsidization like AMTRAK? What if anything has CA. done to implement the ballot measure?<< Vinter - I don't think Californians are alone in approving government projects that don't end up working out. But the vote provides a kind of market survey showing Californians are not so wedded to their cars that they will insist on driving for six hours if they can get somewhere on a train in less than two. This link should help us figure out what's being done to implement the measure. One thing that's clear is that a web site has been built. ;-) cahighspeedrail.ca.gov - Allen