[GoreIsLove]

The idea of loading your car is a good one that I've never though of before. The Vegas/LA run is good because of the relative cheapness of building the line in the middle of the desert, and the amount of people who would frequent the line.

[T. P. Pole]

The idea of loading your car is a good one that I've never though of before. The Vegas/LA run is good because of the relative cheapness of building the line in the middle of the desert, and the amount of people who would frequent the line.

Thanks. I think that in order for rail to work (at least out west) is to consider the connection between the stations and the destinations. If that means loading up cars, then so be it.

I feel it is our nature as Americans to desire the freedom of movement that the car allows. In Europe they just do not understand that desire like we do. And that feeling is that much stronger out west. It may work in New York or Boston, but it is not likely to work in Fresno or Nevada. That desire for freedom of movement is why I think rail will never work without address the station-to-destination issue.

As an aside, does anybody remeber It (or Ginger, or whatever it is they ended up calling it)? What was the major comment here about that? "Where do I hold my groceries?" Or "What do you do when it rains?"