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In reply to the discussion: Time for High Speed Rail in the U.S.A. [View all]MineralMan
(146,286 posts)is going to be very high. And still, most of the electrical power used by those trains is still going to be generated by burning fossil fuels. That is not my point, anyhow. My point is that such transport must be used instead of other forms of transportation. If it is not used to replace those other forms, it will not serve any function that benefits the planet.
I do not believe that high speed rail transport will find enough passengers for long distance travel to warrant its construction and operational costs. It might work between cities that are an hour or two apart on the high speed train, but one has to examine what the demand will be very closely.
I believe everyone would be better served by a system that transports goods, rather than people, in a more energy efficient way. Nobody is talking about increasing rail transport for goods. Imagine if we could take all those trucks off the highway. Now, there is a way to limit the use of fossil fuels.
You have one point of view about one transportation issue. I'm looking at a much broader picture.