Comments on: Obama: Rail in Lieu of Gas Tax Holiday

By: Carmichael

Carmichael — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:55:11 +0000

Must Americans always expect that they have the fastest, biggest and most expensive everything? Why do we need HIGH SPEED rail service anywhere in this country? Simply repairing the tracks we already have and building the locomotives and coaches we need would keep millions of people employed for a long time. Investing in keeping fragile interstates, bridges and tunnels maintained is not an investment in a realistic future. Most Americans have already purchased their last automobile, they just don't know it yet. This country is almost bankrupt and cannot afford the technological and monetary investment in HIGH SPEED anything!

By: Carmichael

Carmichael — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:55:11 +0000

By: uneasyone

uneasyone — Fri, 02 May 2008 21:00:09 +0000

This is an idea I have enthusiastically backed since Jerry Brown first proposed it in the '76 campaign.

Not only would a coast-to-coast, border-to-border high speed rail system employ hundreds of thousands, but the fuel savings from a well-conceived investment would greatly benefit consumers and the environment.

Shipping charges and travel expenses could be dramatically lowered. The highly subsidized and highly polluting domestic airline industry would bite the dust for the most part. I sympathize with the workers – but that is an industry the planet cannot afford. Smoke-belching trucks would no longer crowd our highways.

By: grammoo

grammoo — Fri, 02 May 2008 15:10:43 +0000

Barack Obama has a great idea here. Just the thought of faster, cleaner rail service is exciting.

The pleasure of riding a train, reading a book and saving the environment all at the same time amounts to a really interesting opportunity for all Americans.

By: uneasyone

uneasyone — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

This is an idea I have enthusiastically backed since Jerry Brown first proposed it in the ’76 campaign.

By: grammoo

grammoo — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Barack Obama has a great idea here. Just the thought of faster, cleaner rail service is exciting.

The pleasure of riding a train, reading a book and saving the environment all at the same time amounts to a really interesting opportunity for all Americans.