By: Bob Michaelson
“Freight belongs on rails, and people belong in planes and cars” has a serious error – people don’t belong in planes, for the most part; a great many people would prefer High-Speed Rail to planes –...
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In reply to Bob Michaelson. @Bob, I’ve ridden the TGV in France and the high-speed rail in Spain. They were both great and got me where I wanted to go. The US has only 375 route-miles of track cleared...
View ArticleBy: Bill Haskell
In reply to Bob Michaelson. Bob: I have known Lloyd since the start up of Treehugger when I was at Slate and it was featured there. I think I can vouch for Lloyd. His and his father’s point were to...
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In reply to Joel Eissenberg. Joel: Bob is a long time poster and we have had some excellent conversations about Chicago things in general like the Sears building at Six-Corners at the northwest side of...
View ArticleBy: Bob Michaelson
My statement about High Speed Rail was aspirational rather than realistic at present; I’m a member of the High Speed Rail Alliance https://www.hsrail.org/ and contribute a small amount of money to them...
View ArticleBy: Samuel Walker
I have followed the railroad industry since my teen years since grwoing up near Altoona, PA, a town buitl by the Pennsylvania RR. Less reliance on intercity truck transport is desireable. I suspect...
View ArticleBy: Bill Haskell
In reply to Samuel Walker. Samuel: I do agree with you mostly. I do not believe the rail tracks could accommodate speeds at 79 mph today as the infrastructure requires maintenance and improvements....
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