tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post924279856685118606..comments2024-02-01T04:37:41.878-05:00Comments on Cap'n Transit Rides Again: More on trains, speed and comfortCap'n Transithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-77675858704398966712009-03-11T16:30:00.000-04:002009-03-11T16:30:00.000-04:00The formal definition of high speed rail that matt...The formal definition of high speed rail that matters when talking about Congressional funding for HSR is, of course, the definition adopted for Congressional legislation, which is a two-tier definition, including both bullet trains and Rapid Rail.<BR/><BR/>Some could argue that, even under that definition, there will be bait and switch ... Ohio, for example, looks to be putting in for an 80mph regular Interurban Express system, because the Rapid Rail "costs too much" ... when, of course, its the Rapid Rail option that has the prospect of covering its operating cost from ticket revenue, and the other complaint is, of course, about subsidizing an Interurban Express system.<BR/><BR/>OTOH, that is a series of incremental upgrades of the line and an upgrade of the rolling stock to get to 110mph tilt trains, and its going to be hard enough getting the Interurban Express past the Republicans in the State Senate.<BR/><BR/>So if it gets up and running, and proves as popular with the voters as the similar system in Illinois, that could end up being a bait and switch and switchback.BruceMcFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08502035881761277885noreply@blogger.com