High-Speed Rail

Posted by Andrew O. Smith on Apr 1, 2013 in General | 0 comments

President Obama has proposed an $8 billion high-speed rail program.  The Lincoln Institute for Land Policy recently completed a multi-year study of high-speed rail and included an action plan for moving forward.  An ambitious program to develop high-speed rail in this country is said to improve our national infrastructure and would be a boon to manufacturers of rail equipment and supplies.  Unfortunately, what everyone is talking about is neither high-speed nor a good idea.  I’ll explain why at a later date.