I keep hearing all this garbage bout high speed trains. Just what we need is more ground rail trains . Why does not someone tell the idiots that mooorail systems are high speed and require little right-of-way.
On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 9:48 AM, GregfromBoston <[email protected]>wrote: > Ladies and gentlemen, I give you AMTRAK, as it opens its 38th > consecutive year drowning in red ink. Try that in the dreaded private > sector. > > On Jan 3, 10:11 am, Bruce Majors <[email protected]> wrote: > > It's hilarious that statist think something like this is a priority for a > > crumbling bankrupt state > > > > I just took the excellent Chinatown bus roundtrip from DC to Philly and > DC > > to Manhattan in the past year. DC to NYC is $35 roundtrip and takes no > > longer than Amtrak, the government train, which cost 3 times as much and > > derails and crashes several times a year. > > > > There are also a variety of companies offering this service, some with > wifi, > > TV, etc. > > > > On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 9:51 AM, dick thompson <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > Beldar said... > > > > > The linked NYT article asserts that the magic train has "the promise of > > > creating tens — even hundreds — of thousands of jobs." > > > > > If so, then according to the latest statewide figures from the federal > > > Bureau of Labor Statistics, the train will provide California with more > jobs > > > than are currently available to everyone employed in California's > "Farming, > > > Fishing, and Forestry Occupations" combined. > > > > > More than all of the "Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services," and > more > > > than all of the "Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer" -- indeed, > almost > > > as many as both of those categories combined. ¡Este tren es muy potente > y > > > mágico! > > > > > It will create more jobs than all of California presently has "Customer > > > Service Representatives," and more than all of its "Bookkeeping, > Accounting, > > > and Auditing Clerks." > > > > > The magic train will create more than twice as many jobs as California > > > currently has carpenters. In fact, on a permanent basis, it will > provide > > > almost one-third as many jobs as presently exist in the entire state's > > > entire construction industry. We know this to be true, because we read > it in > > > the nation's Newspaper of Record. > > > > > The magic train will create seven new jobs for every lawyer who > currently > > > works in California, if we believe the NYT. And you can't swing a dead > cat > > > in California without hitting one lawyer (and another offering to > defend you > > > against his lawsuit). > > > > > What's California world-famous for? Hollywood. Well, this train will be > so > > > magic that it will create almost as many new jobs as are currently > employed > > > in all of California's "Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media > > > Occupations" put together. > > > > > 1/2/11 10:25 PM > > > > > -- > > > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > > > For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > > > * Visit our other community > > > athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> * > It's > > > active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest > > > breaking news, and more.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at > http://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
