Bill Z. wrote:
> Bolwerk writes:
>
>> Bill Z. wrote:
>
>>> Seriously, though, the Europeans have been doing this for years and
>>> they probably could run it much better than we could.
>> I'm sure they could, and I'd be all for it. But it seems to me that
>> there's a lot of protectionism when it comes to rail. With Amtrak
>> Acela, I think the parts had to be American-made (which means a
>> Bombardier plant in Vermont or something) - the project I was
>> referring to was actually a state partnership with Amtrak, if I recall.
>>
>> I don't know if that's an issue with the state rail system (which has
>> been talked about, most recently by Joseph Bruno, but not seriously
>> attempted), but it doesn't seem like they made much effort to import
>> European technology and, perhaps more importantly, know-how. But then
>> there are probably hordes of FRA regulations preventing that too.
>
> Maybe the FRA needs some adult supervision too. :-)
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