Originally Posted by
ScottC
In the U.S., high speed rail is all one big political game. Look at Wisconsin - they ALMOST got high speed rail between Madison and Milwaukee, but the newly elected governor doesn't want to waste state money on it.
Because there's such demand for transportation between Milwaukee & Madison? By the time one drives to the station, gets on the train, makes the trip, then gets transportation to the final destination, a person could drive there just as quickly. The ONLY reason this was going to get build was due to federal subsidies. Thank goodness someone took a rational view of this project.