lies, damn lies, and statistics
The justification numbers by Amtrak are pie-in-the-sky estimates
that won't be realized, and the 'Big Dig' costs will soar.
Telecommuting dramatically reduces the needs to travel by high
speed rail. When the taxpayers had to subsidize Washington
State's 'high speed rail' by $500 million, it only will raise the
speed by 4mph to an average 52mph. And the added speed
was found to create TOO MUCH NOISE for some neighborhoods,
so they spray oil on the wheels when on that section of track.
Let's just say that the lobbyists and contractors took the taxpayer
for a ride on a system that only operates because of subsidies.
(And Popular Mechanics tells us that flying cars are just around
the corner! So I'll wait for that)
