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Now this would be nice [View all] HarveyDarkey Feb 2013 OP
this should have happend a longtime ago! april Feb 2013 #1
+1 sakabatou Feb 2013 #13
I like it too. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2013 #2
Yup! madamesilverspurs Feb 2013 #54
Long overdo libtodeath Feb 2013 #3
I would spend my life Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #4
Me too. It's a shame. Hoyt Feb 2013 #6
Yep... Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #14
Same here. I dislike flying, but rail would be lovely. You really get to see the country Flatulo Feb 2013 #29
Exactly... Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #32
We'll have to wait for Rick Scott to stop being governor of Florida. Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 #5
And for Scott Walker to stop being governor of Wisconsin. Hong Kong Cavalier Feb 2013 #17
If it involves a giveaway to any of his wealthy patrons, it'll happen in an eyeblink. n/t Mister Ed Feb 2013 #46
That graphic has me drooling... ljm2002 Feb 2013 #7
That would be so awesome. SunSeeker Feb 2013 #8
No Doubt. Thav Feb 2013 #9
We should have had that at a MINIMUM a couple decades ago. progressoid Feb 2013 #10
Sacramento to San Francisco or Reno in about a half hour? Semi_subversive Feb 2013 #11
I am all for this. Why don't we have this in the U.S.? RebelOne Feb 2013 #12
Money. And most people don't think we need it. davidn3600 Feb 2013 #21
Baggers and their conspiracy theories are part of the reason, no kidding. freshwest Feb 2013 #48
What is the 21 agenda? guardian Feb 2013 #53
Agenda 21 - go to Wikipedia. freshwest Feb 2013 #61
Thanks nt guardian Feb 2013 #62
Countries that don't spend most of their money on Wars get to have those Rail Systems. BlueJazz Feb 2013 #15
Even without hot wars, we're still footing the defense bill for the WWII allies. Flatulo Feb 2013 #30
Very true. BlueJazz Feb 2013 #31
If you think about how much of your household income goes toward... Blanks Feb 2013 #16
I love my car and I wouldn't give it up obxhead Feb 2013 #38
I'm not sure I'd give up my pickup either... Blanks Feb 2013 #47
It is so past time for this. CrispyQ Feb 2013 #18
It looks like Chicago to St. Louis is than 2 hours DaveJ Feb 2013 #19
When you're traveling at 220 mph, adieu Feb 2013 #26
That might be what prevents this from ever happening. DaveJ Feb 2013 #33
You rent a car when you get there just like we do nowadays when we travel by plane. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #43
this where amtrack should have started.... oldhippydude Feb 2013 #20
This is why we can't have nice things. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #22
Amtrak service between Pittsburgh & Philadelphia is in peril............ mrmpa Feb 2013 #23
Good luck getting this past the airline lobby W T F Feb 2013 #24
Who is responsible for the Ottawa > Detriot segment? nt Earth_First Feb 2013 #25
We had it at one time bongbong Feb 2013 #27
Chicago to LA in a day would be cool. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #28
didn't they build a highspeed rail system in the book Atlas Shrugged Heather MC Feb 2013 #34
What are we waiting for? JDPriestly Feb 2013 #35
We Took the Train Cross-Country After Thanksgiving AndyTiedye Feb 2013 #40
We Need This Like Yesterday AndyTiedye Feb 2013 #36
Problem is Pat Riot Feb 2013 #37
Yeah, who wants that stuff? LisaLynne Feb 2013 #42
However, Godot51 Feb 2013 #39
Larger .pdf link obxhead Feb 2013 #41
The USA used to be.... ReRe Feb 2013 #44
Anyone who has travelled by rail in Europe and Japan in particular LibDemAlways Feb 2013 #45
Would we have to take off our shoes and be subjected to a full body scan? Martin Eden Feb 2013 #49
I would take slow speed rail anytime timdog44 Feb 2013 #50
+1. YES this would be great graham4anything Feb 2013 #51
Utopia liberal N proud Feb 2013 #52
My daughter just read that PA Gov. Corbett is proposing to eliminate the passanger route maddiemom Feb 2013 #55
What a dream. 60 minutes drive to Denver, change over at Cleveland........ wandy Feb 2013 #56
Too bad Ohio Gov. John Kasich refused to take part No Vested Interest Feb 2013 #57
The PDF at the link is dated 02-03-2013 HarveyDarkey Feb 2013 #58
No, I didn't. No Vested Interest Feb 2013 #60
It'll never happen. EC Feb 2013 #59
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