[email protected] (Matthew Russotto) wrote in message news:<
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> In article <[email protected]>,
> DonQuijote1954 <[email protected]> wrote:
> >[email protected] (Matthew Russotto) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> >> In article <[email protected]>,
> >> DonQuijote1954 <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >STUPID TRANSPORTATION vs. SMART TRANSPORTATION
> >> >
> >> >Some just got and grab more oil to keep the gas-guzzling SUVs alive,
> >> >others provide CHOICES. What would you rather have?
> >>
> >> I've got choices. I choose my gasoline-powered vehicles.
> >
> >You would like communism. Only one option.
>
> Nyet.
You guys need Perestroika...
>
> >> operation and schedules, not to mention routing make them far less
> >> convenient than the automobile. Light rail and trolleys are transport
> >> with all the disadvantages of both buses and trains, except for the
> >> diesel stink. Trains solve nothing.
> >
> >Nothing except going 200mph... Can you beat that in your stupid SUV?
>
> Don't have one. But a train going 200mph from a place I don't want to
> be to a place I don't want to go doesn't help all that much. Such
> high-speed trains, if they existed, would be competition for air
> travel, not for driving, because of the distances and costs involved.
Man, if you have a fast train from Washington to Boston, you don't get
fewer vehicles on the road? It seems common sense to me...
Bullet Train Gets Rave Reviews
By LAURENCE ARNOLD, Associated Press Writer
BOSTON (AP) - For decades, the people running Amtrak had to wince when
Americans returning from overseas train trips proclaimed: ``Why can't
you do that here?''
U.S. rail officials think they've finally got an answer: the Acela
Express, a 150 mph bullet train that hit record speeds and grabbed
rave reviews Thursday on its debut Washington-to-Boston run.
A full load of VIPs nibbled on salmon, filet mignon, prosciutto and
caviar hors d'oeuvres as they made history aboard the first of 20
sleek new trains that will barrel along Amtrak's Northeast Corridor at
speeds approaching those of trains in Japan, France and elsewhere.
``Today's inaugural run symbolizes the beginning of a new era of
American transportation,'' Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater said
at a kickoff ceremony in Washington.
Regular service on the train begins Dec. 11 in the Northeast.
Legislation pending in Congress would help Amtrak raise $10 billion
over 10 years to construct other high-speed corridors around the
nation.
A nationwide system of high-speed rail would require billions of
public dollars to lay new track, straighten curves, eliminate highway
crossings and perform other upgrades of the nation's rail network.
``This is all about money,'' said Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson, the
Amtrak chairman. He said the federal government gives short shrift to
railroads compared with its spending on highways and air travel.
http://www.trainweb.org/trainteam/railnews/story13.htm
>
> >> >2. BICYCLES - A major form of daily transportation in many countries.
> >> >Towns and cities have to be made bicycle-friendly to encourage their
> >> >wide use.
> >>
> >> Great if you don't mind sweating in the summer, freezing in the
> >> winter, not to mention getting soaked in the rain. And your commute
> >> will likely take a lot longer, and forget about carrying anything
> >> significant.
> >
> >Good encouragement for Lance Armstrong, ah? You know what, he's riding
> >an obsolete transportation mode. And he ain't good at nothing. Are you
> >happy?
>
> Armstrong races professionally; that's different than riding for
> transportation.
>
> >> >5. WALKING - An often forgotten way to get around because so many
> >> >places have been made hostle to pedestrians. Still the preferred
> >> >choice in dense urban areas.
> >>
> >> Great, if you ain't going far. Like from your car to the door.
> >
> >How can you walk if it is dangerous? Not an easy task in America...
>
> Actually, quite easy. The problem with walking isn't the danger, it's
> the fact that places are so damn far apart.
Excuses, excuses, excuses. Perestroika, perestroika, perestroika...