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