California High-Speed Rail

alphabassettgrrl · 06-01-2011, 10:47 AM

I would love train service between LA and Las Vegas. Love love love. I love trains for just about anywhere, really.

Mass transit is a thing that the oil companies hate and lobby against, one of the reasons we don't have more of it. "Everybody" says nobody will ride trains, yet the Metrolink here has been pretty full when I ride it. The subways in LA are full. Buses are annoying, but it's what they try to ease us into mass transit with, and they will work, especially if you figure out a route that you can use for, say, commuting.

We need to build the mass transits, and then when gas prices jump, people have options. I like options. And every time that happens, some people choose to continue with the mass transit even when the oil companies panic that nobody's buying gas anymore and drop the price.

Progress by tiny little steps, I guess.

06-01-2011, 10:47 AM	#19
alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	I would love train service between LA and Las Vegas. Love love love. I love trains for just about anywhere, really. Mass transit is a thing that the oil companies hate and lobby against, one of the reasons we don't have more of it. "Everybody" says nobody will ride trains, yet the Metrolink here has been pretty full when I ride it. The subways in LA are full. Buses are annoying, but it's what they try to ease us into mass transit with, and they will work, especially if you figure out a route that you can use for, say, commuting. We need to build the mass transits, and then when gas prices jump, people have options. I like options. And every time that happens, some people choose to continue with the mass transit even when the oil companies panic that nobody's buying gas anymore and drop the price. Progress by tiny little steps, I guess. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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