Comments on Under the Dome: Discussion on High Speed Rail in Arkansas

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2009-11-25T03:46:13.913-06:00

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Not meaning any disrespect, but would that mean &q...

2009-06-21T22:24:26.853-05:00

Not meaning any disrespect, but would that mean "pay for itself" in the same way highways "pay for themselves." I seem to recall that Arkansas has billions of dollars in unmet highway needs and the federal highway trust fund will be broke in August.

Your point is well taken, however. There is a big difference in the cost of improving existing rail for faster and more reliable passenger trains and the expense of building out a full European style high speed rail route.

California's system is expected to be profitable, but that is something like 8 times the size of Arkansas.

We should not think that the only solution to transportation questions is the construction of more lands of highways.

and, yes, Trains for America is my blog. Check it out sometime.

http://trains4america.wordpress.com/

Thanks,
Pat

Just be sure there are enough people to ride that ...

2009-06-19T17:14:37.648-05:00

Just be sure there are enough people to ride that thing so it will make enought money to pay for itself. Thats my money you are wanting to spend on it.