| Where are all the high-speed trains we were | | | | they will be able to work with the network to fill in the |
| promised? Where is a cohesive transportation | | | | gaps and actually make more revenue for connecting |
| strategy? With the current price of fuel we need | | | | people to final destinations. More contacts, competition |
| better and efficient systems to move people; these | | | | and intra nation trade means the increase in the flow |
| gasoline prices are for the birds or Camels?For years | | | | of transportation would bring America closer together |
| they have been discussing High Speed Trains, | | | | and stronger. The United States is often more |
| between Los Angeles and Las Vegas and from | | | | representative of a United Countries with our myriad |
| Houston to San Antonio to El Paso, Houston to Dallas, | | | | of regulations and rules which change the second you |
| Dallas to Austin to San Antonio, Dallas to Amarillo, | | | | cross the border into a new state, even though we |
| Amarillo to Denver, Denver to Kansas City to Wichita | | | | really are one country. Obviously with Snow serving as |
| to Oklahoma City to Dallas. Montana needs a | | | | Secretary of Treasury these issues have been |
| high-speed rail and North, South Dakota, Iowa, | | | | studied on this grand scale, especially considering the |
| Nebraska could all benefit from a high-speed rail | | | | decade of railroad consolidation during his time at the |
| system. Connecting the Mid West to all of the Texas | | | | Helm of CSX. With roads in need of repair and traffic |
| markets and Texas to Los Angeles and Florida to | | | | getting to be a major issue and our expanding |
| Texas through the Southern States could vastly | | | | population, we need to look ahead on these serious |
| improve transportation and travel in this country. It | | | | issues. With magnetic levitation and air-cushioned |
| would not hurt airlines. The discount airlines; such as Jet | | | | technology there is no reason we could not build a |
| Blue, South West, America West, Air Tran; would | | | | great network inexpensively that would have the |
| continue to do well and time factors would be a | | | | speeds necessary for rapid movement of people. |
| reason to fly the long hauls or coast-to-coast routes. | | | | Now is a good time to start getting more serious about |
| Discounters can cut price and stay in business due to | | | | high-speed train travel; we have done enough studies, |
| the business model used as a major part of their | | | | we need more action. We must plan ahead and head |
| overall growth strategy;Greyhound Company might | | | | off the disastrous consequences to the economy of |
| suffer in the beginning from a National Network of | | | | from Supply and Demand issues to move people by |
| high-speed rail in the US, but that bus line is now | | | | automobile. Think about it. |
| owned by a Canadian Company anyway; eventually | | | | |