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Old Posted Feb 21, 2012, 4:04 AM
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Originally Posted by k1052 View Post
Yes, that's one reason the House written transportation bill is going nowhere fast. All the Republicans who sit in districts served by regional and commuter rail would like to actually retain their seats. Expanding/speeding service on Amtrak and the various commuter rail systems expands the rail constituency as well.

110 mph rail in the Midwest (Detroit and St. Louis to Chicago) will finally tip a definite time advantage to rail away from car travel along both corridors and new rolling stock will go a LONG way to making the whole experience more attractive. In a couple years time even recalcitrant neighboring states like Indiana and Wisconsin will realize that they've got to get in as well for the sake of their economies.
Tell that to Ohio and Governor Kasich who committed 1st degree murder the day he took office. He killed progress when he killed the Ohio rail hub project. I guess Indiana is somewhat on board anyway. If they're not then they really should be especially considering these 110-mph trains are pretty much right next door!
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