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Very cool. longship Feb 2013 #1
The general population is aging, has money and time to make this a huge bonanza for the country! kelliekat44 Feb 2013 #68
poor alaska roguevalley Feb 2013 #137
***** Link to Whitehouse Petition ***** NYC_SKP Feb 2013 #83
Done mcar Feb 2013 #100
Thanks for doing this. Mira Feb 2013 #128
Done!!! Rhiannon12866 Feb 2013 #138
Another rail petition I stumbled on searching for passwords & such........ kooljerk666 Feb 2013 #150
I would travel the country on that system. Man that would be sweet! nt Ed Suspicious Feb 2013 #2
Would you believe I had JUST said to someone Mira Feb 2013 #6
I believe it. I'm a bit of a public transportation nut, however. I'm constantly proselytizing Ed Suspicious Feb 2013 #8
Try it zipplewrath Feb 2013 #55
I did exactly that on a trip to Belgium last October... CTyankee Feb 2013 #70
I love Bruge mikeysnot Feb 2013 #82
It has gotten a little "touristy" but I was expecting that. CTyankee Feb 2013 #87
I think I saw one that mikeysnot Feb 2013 #93
There are some Roman Catholic nuns at the one I saw. It looks like a college campus. CTyankee Feb 2013 #97
"In Bruges" -- one of the quirkiest movies ever. CrispyQ Feb 2013 #158
Do it. mikeysnot Feb 2013 #160
I would travel the country on that system. Man that would be sweet! AlbertCat Feb 2013 #96
I would love it. dotymed Feb 2013 #148
how many signatures does it have now sad-cafe Feb 2013 #3
Here's what the website says... LeftofObama Feb 2013 #46
thank you sad-cafe Feb 2013 #50
Do you have link to the petition? UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2013 #71
. NYC_SKP Feb 2013 #84
Thanks. UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2013 #89
It tool me to information on sharing the site. xxqqqzme Feb 2013 #105
I love the idea of national high-speed rail, Auggie Feb 2013 #4
It'd be nice... TDale313 Feb 2013 #177
Love this and should have been done years ago. libtodeath Feb 2013 #5
Best US map ever nt TomClash Feb 2013 #7
Travel at 220 mph is only possible on roadbeds designed for high-speed passenger service FarCenter Feb 2013 #9
It might be a pipe dream... TheProgressive Feb 2013 #11
By definition, we have never built the impossible -- but we have built the uneconomic FarCenter Feb 2013 #45
I have to disagree with your statements... TheProgressive Feb 2013 #53
I'm not totally against high-speed rail -- it should be built where economic FarCenter Feb 2013 #60
Yes, expanding our currently heavily-used lines would be the way to start. amandabeech Feb 2013 #92
You make good points so hope this isnt seen as an argument but at one time rural electrification was libtodeath Feb 2013 #118
One of FDR's great programs set up Rural Electric Co-ops. amandabeech Feb 2013 #167
It's more of an investment than a pipe dream Major Nikon Feb 2013 #154
I'm impressed with your detailed knowledge of building high speed rail Mira Feb 2013 #12
Hopefully not these people. though FrodosPet Feb 2013 #22
Thank you for the article and link. nt siligut Feb 2013 #59
We'd want new rail lines anyway jeff47 Feb 2013 #35
Correct, passenger only roadbeds reduce the end-to-end crush resistance requirements FarCenter Feb 2013 #48
You make an important point about the need SheilaT Feb 2013 #41
Actually, depending on the specific speed restriction Freight travels closer to 70. Amtrak at 80. Gore1FL Feb 2013 #75
70 mph would be for container and refrigerated freight trains on the best quality track. FarCenter Feb 2013 #86
Yes, the speeds I mentioned were for hotshots. Gore1FL Feb 2013 #134
They said that about the interstate highway system, but they built it. yardwork Feb 2013 #124
I'm a railroad buff, and I'm not quite as certain about the 'pipe dream' aspect ColesCountyDem Feb 2013 #144
Interstates have minimum radius of 1500 feet and max grades of 4-6% FarCenter Feb 2013 #163
When on long road trips I have often envisioned both renewable energy infrastructure ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2013 #175
Amtrak's Sunset Limited was popular - Miami to Los Angeles csziggy Feb 2013 #164
The more practical route across the south would be from Atlanta to Dallas along I-20 FarCenter Feb 2013 #165
That route would be much more expensive csziggy Feb 2013 #166
Things we gained as a nation with the CCC works program were a pipe dream too. ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2013 #174
Our stupid governor (worst ever) vetoed high speed rail after the citizens voted for it... Sancho Feb 2013 #10
And of course, he joins our stupid governor Lifelong Protester Feb 2013 #13
I'm with you. loudsue Feb 2013 #28
We in California Thank Your Stupid Governor for the Extra High Speed Rail Funds AndyTiedye Feb 2013 #51
yea...you're welcome (sort of)... Sancho Feb 2013 #95
It would be powered by electricity, not oil. That's a big deal. hunter Feb 2013 #14
And increase our coal use Recursion Feb 2013 #21
Probably not jeff47 Feb 2013 #36
Check the EIA. Coal is still King. n/t amandabeech Feb 2013 #169
Only because it was king before jeff47 Feb 2013 #183
all trains, other than locomotives are electric. DeadEyeDyck Feb 2013 #52
I was thinking the overhead line sort, not gas turbine- or diesel-electric. hunter Feb 2013 #98
I get you DeadEyeDyck Feb 2013 #122
Exactly. Electricity, the ultimate "flex fuel"... NYC_SKP Feb 2013 #102
I hate to be a spoilsport, but this is a silly idea on its face. Dreamer Tatum Feb 2013 #15
Thank goodness President Eisenhower didn't feel this way. Just sayin'..... snappyturtle Feb 2013 #31
Air travel is oil intensive, and for trips of less than 600 miles, rail is more economical Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #38
Depends on a whole lot of factors jeff47 Feb 2013 #40
Not this canard again... ArtiChoke Feb 2013 #47
The point has eluded you. Dreamer Tatum Feb 2013 #49
How do the Europeans afford it then? n/t ArtiChoke Feb 2013 #74
They run deficits OnlinePoker Feb 2013 #147
yes...it is worth it noiretextatique Feb 2013 #117
Belin to Seville is about 1400 miles, while Boston to Dallas is 1570 -- And Spain is uneconomic FarCenter Feb 2013 #56
Texas is still not 1400 miles across... ArtiChoke Feb 2013 #78
Port Arthur to El Paso is 833 miles -- mostly nothing between San Antonio and El Paso. FarCenter Feb 2013 #88
Nobody would go from NYC to LA. Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #65
I would! RudynJack Feb 2013 #107
ever spent a couple of days on a train? Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #108
It wouldn't be straight through. RudynJack Feb 2013 #109
at 220 mph, la-nyc = 13 hours. HiPointDem Feb 2013 #111
No stops? None? Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #126
You can go from Tokyo to Fukuoka (680 miles) in 5 hours, including stops. HiPointDem Feb 2013 #142
Reasonable, but you need to add in time for going over the Rockies. Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #156
Travel with a rail pass gives ya time you need..... kooljerk666 Feb 2013 #189
But NYC to Cleveland? Cleveland to Chicago? Chicago to St. Louis? Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #113
My point exactly. Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #127
Better service between Detroit and Chicago would be nice. amandabeech Feb 2013 #170
Detroit's new light rail system could be expanded to the high speed rail station Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #173
Perhaps that light rail could connect with another route going NW. amandabeech Feb 2013 #179
I would take my whole family and they would most likely have fun...America is beutiful uponit7771 Feb 2013 #140
Faster than driving, and cheaper than air Hugabear Feb 2013 #85
Currently, air is a little cheaper FarCenter Feb 2013 #90
Except for the piddling hundreds of billions it would cost to build. nt Dreamer Tatum Feb 2013 #94
I fly in Europe constantly, Sen. Walter Sobchak Feb 2013 #185
Great idea! loudsue Feb 2013 #16
Mag-Lev or Bust derby378 Feb 2013 #17
Pneumatic tubes would be faster. yellowcanine Feb 2013 #18
High speed rail is not a truck Johonny Feb 2013 #19
I thought that was the internets. ;) Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #99
Yes. Faster, cheaper, safer. GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #44
K&R midnight Feb 2013 #20
It needs the Empire Builder leg from Seattle to Minneapolis and Morning Dew Feb 2013 #23
Better yet, monorail. colorado_ufo Feb 2013 #24
exactly the right idea. loudsue Feb 2013 #33
Not any cheaper than what Japan does in snowy regions Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #39
I could travel by rail...that be cool nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #25
Really cool, but... GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #26
High speed rail stops being easier between 500-1000 miles. tinrobot Feb 2013 #27
That's the problem, the "deciders" always opt for the plan that dooms the idea. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #64
This would be a great New New Deal project, it'd be grand!! nc4bo Feb 2013 #29
There needs to be a link between Kansas City, Des Moines and Minneapolis. RC Feb 2013 #30
Thanks for posting....signed the petition...easy to do...hope many will. snappyturtle Feb 2013 #32
Awesome lovuian Feb 2013 #34
Gov. Kasich of Ohio opted out No Vested Interest Feb 2013 #37
I think that would be great. but what if. zeemike Feb 2013 #42
Don't know if it's true nationally... ewagner Feb 2013 #43
If I read the map right... Johnny Noshoes Feb 2013 #54
That America Tien1985 Feb 2013 #61
Yes, using and expanding existing rights of way is the way to do this. NYC_SKP Feb 2013 #103
The Interstate system right of ways have curves too sharp and grades too steep FarCenter Feb 2013 #116
great idea shireen Feb 2013 #57
I already live in a place like that DFW Feb 2013 #58
That would be so cool tavalon Feb 2013 #62
The problem I have with all the plans like this that I see Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #63
That loop through the UP of Michigan and down through northern lower Michigan amandabeech Feb 2013 #171
a rail bridge wouldn't be that big a deal, and it would be a boom for tourism Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #172
It would be great for UP tourism, although it is so beautiful in northern lower Michigan amandabeech Feb 2013 #178
one or two rail lines would not really impact that expanse of wilderness Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #180
What I wanted to say was that the area is so beautiful that passengers might want the amandabeech Feb 2013 #182
There have been 3000 signatures since midnight tavalon Feb 2013 #66
Okay - as a professional transportation planner, let me say this map is misleading. brooklynite Feb 2013 #67
This is a great idea... 1620rock Feb 2013 #69
Intercity Bus and Rail Ridership Up as Car and Air Travel Remains Flat FarCenter Feb 2013 #76
You should put a link to the White House petition in the OP. UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2013 #72
Regional high speed rail MIGHT be possible but it'll never replace cross country transportation... cbdo2007 Feb 2013 #73
Who would want to go to Cleveland anyway? Fuddnik Feb 2013 #77
me, family lives there nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #91
This is all cool in theory, but SmittynMo Feb 2013 #79
How much would it cost? A LOT less than the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, and Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #112
Wow, I was just showing that map to a professor friend, and here it is on DU! NYC_SKP Feb 2013 #80
Looks like they ran a line through Louisville! Bake Feb 2013 #81
Wonderful idea. oldandhappy Feb 2013 #101
I would so much rather take the train than fly Hamlette Feb 2013 #104
See that lonely line from El Paso to southern Wyoming? Warpy Feb 2013 #106
Would Love this! But, I would also love to have BUSES running in my area! DearHeart Feb 2013 #110
Ah. Rail travel. Excellent. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #114
The rail link east of Pittsburgh is about to be shut down JPZenger Feb 2013 #115
Philadelphia to Washington DC, then to Chicago via Pittsburgh JVS Feb 2013 #136
The trip Philly to Chicago is not changed much.... kooljerk666 Feb 2013 #151
That would be so awesome Marrah_G Feb 2013 #119
Gotta also have a direct zentrum Feb 2013 #120
I'd like to see more focus on regional high speed rail ghurley Feb 2013 #121
"It can become a reality though, if you sign the official White House petition." NoPasaran Feb 2013 #123
Is Scott Walker's dead body under the part that goes through Wisconsin? undeterred Feb 2013 #125
A girl can dream.... PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #146
KICK patrice Feb 2013 #129
There is a HUGE GAP in this!!!!! citizen blues Feb 2013 #130
Nothing through my part of Virginia south, either. phylny Feb 2013 #143
I see pale gray lines on the map going through VA. beac Feb 2013 #152
Well, you are right! phylny Feb 2013 #181
It would. beac Feb 2013 #187
I would travel all over the damn place. Sigh. nt RedCappedBandit Feb 2013 #131
This will never happen because there isnt enough easy money in it rhett o rick Feb 2013 #132
That *would be* cool. Like the map, too. Kick, Rec. apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #133
Connect Kansas City to Denver and you got a deal. tridim Feb 2013 #135
done alfredo Feb 2013 #139
With the House still in a Republican majority, forget about it. We'd better get that .. YOHABLO Feb 2013 #141
Scott Walker killed the line from MKE to MSP...nt Evasporque Feb 2013 #145
K&R and signed the whitehouse.gov petition! beac Feb 2013 #149
Signed, that's an excellent idea life long demo Feb 2013 #153
I agree that the idea is both wonderful and essential, but I dislike the routing 1-Old-Man Feb 2013 #155
North Dakota, South Dakota, Idaho and Montana left out....again. WeRQ4U Feb 2013 #157
Aren't those areas already heavily serviced by freight lines? 1-Old-Man Feb 2013 #162
That we don't already have this, speaks volumes to the power of the oil & auto industries. CrispyQ Feb 2013 #159
Kick! CrispyQ Feb 2013 #161
Anyone who complains that this is not possible or impractical, forfeits the right to ever complain.. Yavin4 Feb 2013 #168
I would be a regular on the Blue Line liberal N proud Feb 2013 #176
There will never be rail fast enough for most of those routes to make sense. Sen. Walter Sobchak Feb 2013 #184
Chicago could make a ton of money in this Hayabusa Feb 2013 #186
Petition still needs 63K+ signatures by March 7th! beac Feb 2013 #188
Petition still needs help! n/t beac Feb 2013 #190
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