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Posted by Brighton Private on Wed Sep 29 10:11:07 2010, in response to Re: Amtrak unveils long-term plan for high-speed rail, posted by JayZeeBMT on Tue Sep 28 21:19:11 2010. The biggest difference is political philosophy toward government spending on infrastructure. Related to that is the much more centralized authority of the French government.But geography is a big factor. Most of the high speed lines are radial from Paris and interwoven with a heavily used rail system. In the US, we are talking about a small number of disconnected potential high-speed corridors that will not -- and cannot, given our different geography -- form a national network. Consequently, it is not perceived as a national priority, especially in a Senate where, as we have seen, a handful of senators representing mostly rural states can block almost anything. Real progress on high-speed lines will need major regional initiatives. For this reason, it will not surprise me at all if California succeeds where the federal government has failed, provided it can find a way to come up with the money. |
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