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Re: Amtrak may Lengthen Acela Express Trainsets to ''Meet Demand'' |
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Posted by trainsarefun on Wed Aug 27 20:48:58 2008, in response to Re: Amtrak may Lengthen Acela Express Trainsets to ''Meet Demand'', posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Wed Aug 27 18:47:48 2008. Quite true, but even assuming that condemnation is politically viable - in the current political climate in most areas, it is in many cases not - it's an expensive proposition. Eminent domain eliminates the worry of holdouts, but it does nothing to bring prices below 'just compensation'. (Yes, the state can try to undercut that guarantee, but it's (1) unlawful, and (2) can only be used against property owners not well off enough to afford legal representation that if successful will exact greater compensation than is warranted).The alternative then becomes tunneling, probably via TBM, and we can't seem to get a fraction of a single piddling line under 2nd Av done, so it's unlikely that feat would be any easier over hundreds of miles. |
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