From the White House Blog - A Vision for High Speed Rail

[carminaburana]

Thursday, April 16th, 2009 at 12:20 pm A Vision for High Speed Rail

"I'm happy to be here. I’m more happy than you can imagine," said the Vice President, a noted rail enthusiast, before introducing the President for the release of his strategic plan for high speed rail in America. Revolving around the $8 billion in the Recovery Act

Comments

[azure_rhymes]

I would LOVE trains everywhere. They're so much simpler and cheaper than airplanes.

I am ESPECIALLY excited about possible Portland-Boston-Albany-Chicago lines. I've got friends in Albany and about to go to Chicago for school, so the idea of being able to see them without having to worry about having a car and gas money and boarding passes and takeoffs and... sigh. ♥ I love trains, can you tell?

[twirls]

Please?

[sasha_davidovna]

Yes please!

Although I do wish they'd bring back a route that doesn't make me add an extra day going backwards to Chicago or up the California coast to get to the Pac NW.

[jwaneeta]

Hah! I'm in Nebraska too and I was just going to say that. :D

But the train up the California coast is at least a pretty ride.

[varookamcsalt]

Yay! The Gulf Coast isn't going to be left out!!!

[volksjager]

Luv the idea , but it won't work Americans do not like trains.

[ninevoltmoose]

I would disagree. They don't like Amtrak.

That would be like saying Americans don't like cars when all you offer is 1980 Chevy Astros.

[volksjager]

well, I would have to say that the individual and his/her car is VERY ingrained into the American mind set. That's why Americans don't car pool either. I was in Spain a few years ago and someone joked,"Americans would drive around their houses if they were big enough". I had to agree. :(

[ojuzu]

Which is sad, because trains = awesome. And cars are not going to be a good thing in the future . . .