"B Vaughan" wrote in message
news:fgiad1d43pr2oc3qen0ktlbv0rb21otpmc@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 07:55:46 -0400, "mdrawson"
> wrote:
>
>>That's the sad truth. Too bad, because we really love train travel, and
>>this country is so far behind Europe that it's embarrassing. We're the
>>greatest nation on the planet and we can't figure out how to run a train
>>system?
>
> I hate to make apologies for the American rail system, because really
> it could (and should) be greatly improved. However, it really can't be
> compared to Europe where the population density is many times greater.
>
Indeed the best analogy is Australia which has much the same
situation. However there is room for some improvement on
routes like San Diego-LA-SF where their is heavy traffic and
the distances are not too far.
Keith
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