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" Big Dig " Boston... I can see Florida building and completing this rail system maybe by 3000 an billions over budget. They are arguing about which end to start from all ready... next will be wet land...then the great skunk ape..then the swampy worm.. then.. the EPA. Then the right way... then... and on and on. We must do studies first... just like here in Brevard County the Mono Rail from Cape Carnival ~ Orlando... they beat that poor horse to death for years.. they have 50 feet of rail sitting at Tico Airport if any one wants to see what a concret rail looks like for a mono rail....
florida is already getting the money:
President Barack Obama is coming to Tampa today to announce that Florida will get about half of the $2.6 billion in federal cash it wants to build a high-speed train linking Orlando and Tampa.
Florida is in line for $1.25 billion for the 84-mile project, according to the White House.
of course, sadly floridians will be stuck with the rest of the bill and all of the associated "excess" expenses that will occur, and we will probably have our own version of the "big dig" when it is done.
This will turn into a NIMBY situation. People will get excited at the prospect of a high speed train but when it's announced that the tracks will be less than 1 mile from their house, well, the train idea isn't looking too good.
So far, 75% of those polled here are in favor of high speed rail. I'd say that's a good approval percentage. It will be interesting to see how the numbers work out over the course of days, weeks, months, etc.
OK so we are going to build a high speed train. So the question is where should it be built? I am not against speedy rail service but it seems that the best place to start such a thing would be in highly congested areas with a medium to high population density. I would say Boston to Richmond VA would be the ideal place to start on the east coast and San Diego to San Fransisco on the west coast. But there are other proposals. What do you think?
I have heard that commuter trains do not make a profit, since, unlike a freight train, they are always making their routes, regardless of whether or not enough passengers are on board to make a profit. So they are usually a net loss for taxpayers where ever they are built.
This will turn into a NIMBY situation. People will get excited at the prospect of a high speed train but when it's announced that the tracks will be less than 1 mile from their house, well, the train idea isn't looking too good.
Plus, any community where the train stops will be called upon to help pay for operating costs for the train, and many places would end up being a sort of fly over country for trains.
This Obama HSR plan is lacking key corridors and should be shelfed intill they get it right
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