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To: Brumar89 who wrote (579392)	8/4/2010 12:14:16 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572362

The Economist.com told me. I know just from looking at it and riding on its rails its not the best in the world by a long shot. Sorry but I take the Economist's word over your uninformed opinion. What really do you know about our rail freight system? LOL. Lordy, just because the rates are as low as India's doesn't mean its good. Have you never watched a Bollywood film? When did things become more important than people. You are so fukked up. That freight train you waited a half hour on was carrying things of value to people. And the value of that freight to people may well have been much more valuable to more people than your half hour of time. Hmmm.........things are more valuable than people. So then, would you sell your grandkid for a iPhone? Flat panel? A Bentley? What price do you put on your grandkids? Denver, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta, DC, NYC, LA, SFO and Seattle might be hi speed hubs that other cities funnel into. Certain cities like Buffalo might funnel into two hubs.......NYC and Chicago. Omaha.....Chicago and Denver. SLC.....Denver and Seattle. So one's route across country, using hi speed rail, might be NYC to Buffalo to Chicago to Denver to SLC to Seattle. NYC to Buffalo, to Chicago to Denver to SLC to Seattle is NOT going to be high speed. What you describe seems of dubious value to me. Why would anyone need a passenger rail hub to most of those cities? We have a good highway and airline system that will always be faster and preferable to most people. Because trains are more fuel efficient than planes and cars.