Evacuation problems make a compelling argument for high-speed train
Hurricane Gustav is a wake-up call to Congress. America needs to fund and implement an alternative and effective means of transportation. Who can forget the images of cars backed up on I-10 as nervous residents flee the approaching storm? And how many air travelers are stranded in New Orleans now that the airport has closed?
The trains in Spain take traffic from the planes
Spain gives America a lesson that train travel over relatively short distances can compete with airlines. The new high-speed Madrid–Barcelona train is cutting into their national airline’s schedules and profit levels.