USA Verison Of High Speed Rail Service!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Recorded on October 31, 2010 using a Flip Video camcorder.

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[markrobins210]

It is surprising that US has beautiful landscapes but they lack Railways.

Believe me

travelling with train and viewing the landscape from your train window

is the MOST Beautiful experience a person can ever have in life!

Please TU if you agree.

[Milleuros]

I was watching videos of French TGV, German ICE and such, then I found this. Laughed very hard.

Joke aside, it's a shame train system is that bad in USA, but not very surprising. The USA are the country of oil and cars. High-speed trains actually require electricity, and I don't think oil lobbies would accept it.

Train is cheap, accurate (it arrives at the hour they said it will), and very fast. Therefore, it's very comfortable.

[stevefisher123]

any minute now....anyyyminuteee nowww....any minute nowww...

[atrumdecretum]

@gibb1991 it's government owned because passenger rail in the us can't turn a profit... it's that simple.

[forloveC]

Kidding??It's a high speed train??????????

[concious2]

Ha ha ha ha! Rich!

[gibb1991]

@zivjax Because Amtrak is a government monopoly, and the government has every intention to keep it that way. Although some companies (like the DesertXpress, X-Train, and Housatonic Railways) are breaking through the restrictive barrier and starting their own private services. However, Japan's rail network is operated privately.

[fiddlesti5]

HAHAHAHAHA... its funny cause it's not high speed...

[BungKanKid]

@gillmann1234

That is not usual though. You can always find good deals if you can be flexible, but most travelers can't. Hell, I have flown LAX-BKK for US$150 walk up price, but I wouldn't say as a rule that Bangkok is as cheap to fly to as 2 tickets to Disneyland. It's usually not the case..

You might be a help if you could share your source for these price deals. I want to take a train trip with my kids just to do it. And we ARE flexible since I am retired,pretty much

[BungKanKid]

@markrobins210

TRUE, but consider this. A Train ride coast to coast is damn near 3000 miles or 5000km, that would be like a 20-25hour trip even if they could sustain those speeds across the entire terrain. That would be like, what London to Moscow, with natural obstacles. It isn't cost effective here, at least now. Too Bad. I love the Euro system, it is so convenient and cost effective, but 3 days in a Train From Los Angeles to NY would Kill me!

[CheersnGears]

so I'm flying pittsburgh to new haven today. I'm laying over in Philly and now my next flight has been delayed. even on amtrak's slow line between pit and harrisburg and then high speed from there, total trip time would have been the same. congrats US Air, you can't even out run an Amtrak slow speed train.

[CheersnGears]

@thnksno I'm all for the Interstate Highway System once it becomes financially sustainable. I'm for the FAA and Air Traffic Control once it becomes sustainable. Each got many multiple times the subsidy that Amtrak gets. The TSA alone gets 6 times Amtrak's TOTAL BUDGET just to tell you to take your shoes off.