Carl Pham
2008-06-24 14:38:18
Something else you might have mentioned: if high-speed trains were to compete nationwide for travel, you’d need to crisscross the entire country with fantastically expensive infrastructure: those beautifully gently curved and banked, ground smooth every night by special equipment TGV tracks, plus the high-tension power lines to power the trains. The cost and construction time would dwarf that required for the construction of the Interstate system, which it would essentially replace.
