Of course, in the grand sense, the great size of the US is a hindrance to good public transportation - ALL of Europe, from Finland to the Italian boot, and France to the eastern border of Poland and Hungary, would fit into the eastern part of the US (east of the Mississippi) with plenty of room left over..... But we could still have had …
Of course, in the grand sense, the great size of the US is a hindrance to good public transportation - ALL of Europe, from Finland to the Italian boot, and France to the eastern border of Poland and Hungary, would fit into the eastern part of the US (east of the Mississippi) with plenty of room left over..... But we could still have had high-speed inter-city high-speed train service (anything under 500 miles would get you door-to-door faster than flying).....
Of course. I was addressing the dominant mindset that put profit over anything. Southern California had a very economical and efficient rail transportation network throughout the region. Bought by Detroit and Big Oil and yanked out in the early 60s in favor of lot$ of $$$ for GM and Standard.
"We could have"??? We DID have it. Big$$$$ runs the show, if you haven't noticed.
Endless war in Middle East? Oil and weapons industry. Iran hates us?? Kermit Roosevelt of the CIA eliminated the first democraticly elected Premier in the whole Middle East, Iran, because he was somewhat of a socialist who wanted the nations resources held in trust for the Iranian people. Capitalist mindset. Wall Street can have no example of a successful socialist nation. Oh dear, the people might want it here....Chile, Viet Nam ..on and on.
You might be interested in the amazing and economical mass transportation system in So Cal.
Pacific Electric Railway a wkipedia post
Headquarters Los Angeles, California
Reporting mark PE
Locale Greater Los Angeles Area
Dates of operation 1901–1961 (passenger), 1965 (freight)
Successor Southern Pacific (freight)
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority, Los Angeles Metro Rail (passenger)
Technical
Track gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification Overhead line, 600 V DC, 1200 V DC (San Bernardino Line only)
The Pacific Electric Railway Company, nicknamed the Red Cars, was a privately owned mass transit system in Southern California consisting of electrically powered streetcars, interurban cars, and buses and was the largest electric railway system in the world in the 1920s. Organized around the city centers of Los Angeles and San Bernardino, it connected cities in Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Bernardino County and Riverside County.
The system shared dual gauge track with the 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) narrow gauge Los Angeles Railway, "Yellow Car," or "LARy" system on Main Street in downtown Los Angeles (directly in front of the 6th and Main terminal), on 4th Street, and along Hawthorne Boulevard south of downtown Los Angeles toward the cities of Hawthorne, Gardena, and Torrance.
This should give you some idea. Attitude and mindset is the deal. Anything is possible, if it's not put off too long.
Of course, in the grand sense, the great size of the US is a hindrance to good public transportation - ALL of Europe, from Finland to the Italian boot, and France to the eastern border of Poland and Hungary, would fit into the eastern part of the US (east of the Mississippi) with plenty of room left over..... But we could still have had high-speed inter-city high-speed train service (anything under 500 miles would get you door-to-door faster than flying).....
Of course. I was addressing the dominant mindset that put profit over anything. Southern California had a very economical and efficient rail transportation network throughout the region. Bought by Detroit and Big Oil and yanked out in the early 60s in favor of lot$ of $$$ for GM and Standard.
"We could have"??? We DID have it. Big$$$$ runs the show, if you haven't noticed.
Endless war in Middle East? Oil and weapons industry. Iran hates us?? Kermit Roosevelt of the CIA eliminated the first democraticly elected Premier in the whole Middle East, Iran, because he was somewhat of a socialist who wanted the nations resources held in trust for the Iranian people. Capitalist mindset. Wall Street can have no example of a successful socialist nation. Oh dear, the people might want it here....Chile, Viet Nam ..on and on.
You might be interested in the amazing and economical mass transportation system in So Cal.
Pacific Electric Railway a wkipedia post
Headquarters Los Angeles, California
Reporting mark PE
Locale Greater Los Angeles Area
Dates of operation 1901–1961 (passenger), 1965 (freight)
Successor Southern Pacific (freight)
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority, Los Angeles Metro Rail (passenger)
Technical
Track gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification Overhead line, 600 V DC, 1200 V DC (San Bernardino Line only)
The Pacific Electric Railway Company, nicknamed the Red Cars, was a privately owned mass transit system in Southern California consisting of electrically powered streetcars, interurban cars, and buses and was the largest electric railway system in the world in the 1920s. Organized around the city centers of Los Angeles and San Bernardino, it connected cities in Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Bernardino County and Riverside County.
The system shared dual gauge track with the 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) narrow gauge Los Angeles Railway, "Yellow Car," or "LARy" system on Main Street in downtown Los Angeles (directly in front of the 6th and Main terminal), on 4th Street, and along Hawthorne Boulevard south of downtown Los Angeles toward the cities of Hawthorne, Gardena, and Torrance.
This should give you some idea. Attitude and mindset is the deal. Anything is possible, if it's not put off too long.