Speedy Trains Should Be a Priority

I hope this whistle stop train tour bodes well for America rails! Read this Op-Ed piece in today's Washington Post. I totally agree with it. I've always said that it is a shandif that trains in the US are from the 19th century. They've got bullet trains in Shanghai and Japan. It's nice that Biden takes the Amtrak, but has he done anything to fix it? The government pays for highways, it should pay for trains. End of conversation. Hire the train experts!

Fast Train to the 21st Century
By Joseph R. Paolino Jr.Saturday, January 17, 2009; A17
Putting millions of Americans to work and rebuilding our frayed infrastructure are Barack Obama's most pressing priorities when he takes office. He should start by creating a high-speed rail link between Boston and Washington.
More than 20 years ago, in 1988, I traveled as mayor of Providence, R.I., with then-Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis on a new high-speed Amtrak train from Providence to Boston. Our trip took less than half an hour. Unfortunately, the early hopes we all had for high-speed rail in the Northeast have yet to be realized.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/16/AR2009011603718.html