To: SeekAndFind
Are they still on this?
Has anyone determined if there is an actual customer demand for this expensive service?
It smacks of a typical liberal environmental scheme where the real purpose is to waste taxpayer money.
Besides, I don't think a high-speed rail in a major earthquake zone is a particularly good idea.
8 posted on
08/01/2014 8:11:22 AM PDT by
BitWielder1
(Corporate Profits are better than Government Waste)
To: BitWielder1
"...I don't think a high-speed rail in a major earthquake zone is a particularly good idea..."
You don't even need an actual earthquake, either. Just the slow "ground drift" in the area can bend rails out of spec, causing horrific accidents.
11 posted on
08/01/2014 8:15:08 AM PDT by
Rebel_Ace
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To: BitWielder1
Besides, I don't think a high-speed rail in a major earthquake zone is a particularly good idea. That's not a valid argument given that HSR works just fine in Japan.
32 posted on
08/01/2014 8:58:48 AM PDT by
MeganC
(It took Democrats four hours to deport Elian Gonzalez)
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