South - Louisiana says "No" for high speed rail

So unfortunately, Louisiana governor won't have to gets new high speed rail but, it is very expensive for more than $300 million. It will gets 400MPH from MSY-IAH. I am never ever heard before. It is fastest the world. I don't think do that to constructions new high speed rail for this time. So here the link:

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/08/gov_bobby_jindal_after_highpro.html

Let's speculating begin for which one is better time due to globalization economic will try to get more recoveries.

Sorry, but the high speed rail link was not for New Orleans to Houston, but rather between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. It would never reach speeds of 400mph.

What makes this confusing is that the headline of the newspaper article refers to "high-speed rail" and the body of the article calls it a "light rail system". Light rail and high-speed rail are very different things. I don't think you would run a light rail line all the way between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, but I guess you theoretically could. I'm guessing it would actually be more of a commuter rail style of service, probably with diesel powered trains.

A rail line between New Orleans and Baton Rouge seems like a no-brainer. It's a heavily traveled corridor, and delays on I-10 are common. That said, I'm sure more forward-thinking governors will be happy to spend the rail money that Louisiana's Governor Jindal is rejecting.

A rail line between New Orleans and Baton Rouge seems like a no-brainer. It's a heavily traveled corridor, and delays on I-10 are common. That said, I'm sure more forward-thinking governors will be happy to spend the rail money that Louisiana's Governor Jindal is rejecting.I have to wonder how much the terrain would impact the bottom line money-wise. I'd think that engineering rail lines to traverse that terrain and support the weight of passenger trains would be relatively expensive. Not impossible, mind y'all, but expensive.

Sorry, but the high speed rail link was not for New Orleans to Houston, but rather between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. It would never reach speeds of 400mph.But, if it did, you could get between the two in just 12 minutes!!! :eek:

:D

I have to wonder how much the terrain would impact the bottom line money-wise. I'd think that engineering rail lines to traverse that terrain and support the weight of passenger trains would be relatively expensive. Not impossible, mind y'all, but expensive.



Perhaps, but I wonder how it compares to adding an additional lane in each direction on I-10. Anyhow, it appears as though those kind of numbers have already been crunched. The Governor balked at the $18 million annual operating subsidy, not the initial capital costs.