Railroads are a more economical way of transportation. They helped build our country they helped unite our nation at Promontory, Utah. They helped in times of conflict. So should we travel more by train than car?
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1. B U S Y Says:
December 19th, 2008 at 7:02 am
Do railways reach everyone's destination? Nope!
2. Skeptic Says:
December 20th, 2008 at 5:11 am
Our cross country rail service is slightly more expensive than air travel and it takes a big bite out of your vacation time. Most people cannot afford 3 days to get from the West Coast to the East Coast and another 3 days back again.
I hope that Obama includes a high speed express train in his plans that could be built by American industry. This could make the trip very quick and lower its cost. The rail fuel cost per mile is much less than air travel or travel by car. Perhaps we could follow the excellent model developed in Europe. Sometimes, even the French have a good idea.
3. walker Says:
December 23rd, 2008 at 1:11 pm
yes,but it needs to be privatized,just like everything the government runs ,amtrak is a failure.
4. gbreadmann Says:
December 24th, 2008 at 1:52 am
Yes, America should. But it would mean raising taxes to pay for billions in high-speed rail (aka "political suicide" for any politician). And most important of all, America's been suckered by the automobile.
After all, most of the commercials I see on TV (especially luxury car commercials) state, "the car is God; the car is one with you, the car means freedom and power and status. Get a car NOW; there is no other WORTHY way to get your fat a** around".
So, as a society, if you're bombarded with hundreds of billions of dollars worth of this advertising every day of every month of every year, do you really think people will want to ride a train?
5. Rango Says:
December 26th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
That wont happen, ever.
We will never reach a point where travel more on rails than on roads, but if given the option, a great many more people would ride trains.
Passenger rail must be subsidized, it is not economically possible to have a profitable passneger rail system.
All it takes is for enough people to convince their elected representatives that the need for increased passenger rail capacity exists.
6. sob_151 Says:
December 29th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
You are right for the most part, as long as where you're getting to, the railroad can get you there.
7. the evil Says:
December 31st, 2008 at 3:09 am
rail should reclaim a good part of the over-the road trucking business. trains can move a ton of cargo 106 miles on one gallon of diesel. this is the same as the average pickup with a ton of cargo in the back getting 40 miles per gallon. anyone can tell you that this does not happen. for personal transport, trains have become obsolete because they don't reach everywhere, but for cargo and raw materials, trains are, were, and will be the answer.
8. Cameraguy Says:
January 1st, 2009 at 1:45 pm
I agree that our country's rail system is a joke. Trains helped build this nation, and they have been marginalized to the point of almost being obsolete. The problem is people have gotten so used to driving everywhere, they will not want to give of the personal comfort of their cars unless the cost of gas goes through the roof.
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