The obstacles facing high-speed rail in this country are mostly without merit and almost entirely political in nature. The on-going example of that foolishness is the relentless effort in Texas to stop the proposed high-speed train linking Houston and Dallas. Some of the opposition is coming from shameless politicians who are cheerfully misinforming their…
That’s an old railroad adage that’s proven true over many years. It’s also what’s behind a plan that’s been put forward by the Midwest High-Speed RailAssociation. The person most responsible for this study and plan is Rick Harnish, executive director of the MHSRA and, not coincidentally, a member of the NARP* board of directors. Essentially,…
Wouldn’t it be fascinating if that theory could actually be put to the test! There’s almost no end of potential trains from which to choose since almost all of Amtrak’s long-distance trains* operate on a once-a-day basis and any one of them could be the one that would prove the point. But it would be…