[DTogo]

A Shinkansen in the US? Without Japan's small size population density where rail travel is usually more cost effective, and without massive Big Govt subsidies, I doubt it would work.

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[Willie Green]

A Shinkansen in the US? Without Japan's small size population density where rail travel is usually more cost effective, and without massive Big Govt subsidies, I doubt it would work.

You fail to factor in that Third World development (China in particular) and demand for oil will make gasoline less affordable and passenger rail more viable.