tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post939594103430512577..comments2023-10-09T04:11:47.358-07:00Comments on Not A Potted Plant: You Can Drive I-94 FasterBurt Likkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16060980744675990412noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post-20606188049228294482010-09-16T21:16:53.797-07:002010-09-16T21:16:53.797-07:00That's a good question.
Efficiency comes in ...That's a good question. <br /><br />Efficiency comes in two forms -- moving people and cargo quickly from A to B (where A and B are long distances apart) and it also comes in cost-efficiency. I've no doubt that sufficient technical skill exists to accomplish the first. The question is whether enough people will use it to justify the cost -- which they will only do if it is competitive with what an airline can offer.<br /><br />That seems more likely to happen along the eastern seaboard corridor between Boston and Washington than it does for transport between western metropoli.Burt Likkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060980744675990412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post-18845790258015027592010-09-16T19:37:16.644-07:002010-09-16T19:37:16.644-07:00Do you think it's possible to establish an eff...Do you think it's possible to establish an efficient high-speed rail system in the states? Or even within states? Or do you think that any investment in additional passenger rail is a waste of money at this point?Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01163482018657462576noreply@blogger.com