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Obama Proposes High-Speed Rail System For the US

Posted by timothy on from the self-mucking-biodiesel-ponies dept.

fantomas writes "The BBC reports that 'US President Barack Obama has announced his "vision for high-speed rail" in the country, which would create jobs, ease congestion and save energy.' Can rail work in the land where the car is king? Would you travel on the new high speed lines?"

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  1. Obligitory by Rik+Sweeney · · Score: 5, Funny

    But the economy's still all cracked and broken!

    Sorry guys, Obama's spoken!

    Monorail... Monorail... Monorail!

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  2. Re:On behalf of all Canadians... by fracai · · Score: 4, Funny

    Brockway, Ogdenville, and North Haverbrooke?

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  3. Re:In a word... by thrillseeker · · Score: 2, Funny

    I love four-masted schooners, but I'm not pushing a government program for them to replace container ships

    too bad ... with the spending mindset in effect right now you could probably get a few billion dollars just to "study the problem".

  4. Re:In a word... by multipartmixed · · Score: 5, Funny

    Fat people?

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  5. Re:In a word... by risk+one · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... what happens when weather is bad?

    You die! YOU DIE FROM RAIN!!!

  6. Re:In a word... by cashman73 · · Score: 4, Funny
    You get on a train in the suburbs (I'm guessing your wife drops you off, or you drive to train depot and park. Once you get to the 'city', how do you get to/from your work site? I'm quite sure the train doesn't drop you off anywhere near the front door of your office for most people, so, how do you get to and from work? If you try to walk..what happens when weather is bad?

    Most major downtown districts in the country have more than one subway stop. They're usually placed convenient enough that most people can walk between their place of work and the stop quite easily. If it's raining, they have this neat invention called an "umbrella". If it's snowing, there's something else you put on your feet called "boots", and most people wear another thing called a "winter coat".