Feb 01
2010Rail Transportation’s US Future
Filed Under (Travel Babel) by Admin on 01-02-2010
President’s proposal for rail expansion would alter US travel
I love trains. When I travel abroad, it is my favorite mode of transportation., I love the energetic bustle of big-city railroad stations and the convenience of traveling from center-city to center-city, and I certainly prefer reaching small communities by train to clogging up roadways with a costly rental car. I wish we still had decent, punctual trains in this country, and maybe it will happen in my lifetime. I was cheered by President Obama’s State of the Union message last Wednesday that included the intention of awarding $8 billion in stimulus funds for development of light-rail corridors around the country and new high-speed rail in Florida. It makes sense from all perspectives — employment, traveler convenience, the environmental benefits of mass transit.