Luddly Neddite
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Pubs that are into Big Oil for their paychecks won't like it but, railroads. We should never have let our RR's fall apart. Much cheaper to use the rails to move goods and trucks to pick up at hubs to move to stores and the like.
I'm hoping that President Obama brings troops home and puts them to work rebuilding our rail system. Then, retrain truck drivers to work for RR's.
It would work very well for passengers too. Put in Zip Cars such as are being used in some big cities. Drive your car to the station, ride the train to your destination and grab a Zip Car. We used them in Boston recently and its a great system. Very cheap and easy. A lot cheaper than the usual rental and a whole hell of a lot more convenient because you can drop them off almost anywhere.
It would be win-win and we'd be using a hell of a lot less gas.
But, as I say, the GObP/pubs/teebags would never allow something so commonsensical and money-saving as RR's.
I'm hoping that President Obama brings troops home and puts them to work rebuilding our rail system. Then, retrain truck drivers to work for RR's.
It would work very well for passengers too. Put in Zip Cars such as are being used in some big cities. Drive your car to the station, ride the train to your destination and grab a Zip Car. We used them in Boston recently and its a great system. Very cheap and easy. A lot cheaper than the usual rental and a whole hell of a lot more convenient because you can drop them off almost anywhere.
It would be win-win and we'd be using a hell of a lot less gas.
But, as I say, the GObP/pubs/teebags would never allow something so commonsensical and money-saving as RR's.