tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post1648603626914677279..comments2024-01-12T00:32:20.149-08:00Comments on The Overhead Wire: Holiday from RealPantograph Trolleypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-83761357745913188652008-05-02T13:36:00.000-07:002008-05-02T13:36:00.000-07:00I still think it would work much better if the fed...I still think it would work much better if the federal & state guv'ments just stepped back. Put it in the hands of the people and place the responsibility back on our shoulders to fix the mess we have now.<BR/><BR/>Throughout the history of the US the people did a vastly better job at building system than the Government. With simple guidelines, plans, and some basic (very basic) oversight and coordination by the feds for cities that need connected, companies willing and able to do ti, we'd have a decent system again within 10-15 years.<BR/><BR/>With subsidized and manipulated this and that, it's gonna be anothher 30-40 years before we get any a decent level of balance again, and by then it'll definitely be a problem, and most likely vastly under the demand of what our society will place on it.<BR/><BR/>I personally must say, I do not want to stand up on a train everywhere I go. Generally Government handling these matters gives us exactly that, standing cattle trains.<BR/><BR/>Santa Fe, Burlington Northern, Great Northern, Key System, Portland Electric, New Orleans Streetcar, New York Central, and Pennsylvannia Central to name a few, provided us VASTLY SUPERIOR service compared to what we currently have today.<BR/><BR/>I'd also like to see road systems actually bear their costs. If that was to occur when it was absolutely necessary to use private transport for work or other need the roads would be much more usable. This continous traffic jam the Government has built us into is a joke.Adronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00186606954315847845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-58485687764584460172008-05-01T15:26:00.000-07:002008-05-01T15:26:00.000-07:00Agreed. Also, I think that if a politician says th...Agreed. Also, I think that if a politician says that we have to take public transportation, etc, it will have little bearing on what we actually do. What a politician CAN do however is foster rail and transit construction like HSR and provide a convenient, reliable infrastructure for Americans. So when more and more people are paralyzed because they cannot afford gasoline, there will be that transportation backbone for people to fall back on.<BR/><BR/>Also, I think that people "cling" to their cars and telling them the unfortunate truth does not garner very many votes.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12500868477280562503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-259104830683587712008-05-01T05:48:00.000-07:002008-05-01T05:48:00.000-07:00I wish they would talk about it too, but none of t...I wish they would talk about it too, but none of the candidates would benefit from discussing public transportation because they are all chasing the suburban voter.CityKinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068481950069401281noreply@blogger.com