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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

gohuskies

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4. Modern Day train transportation should be embraced

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Thu Apr 1, 2021, 02:32 PM

Apr 2021

Nationalized high speed rail transportation systems outside North America are so practical and cost effective. The US should be embracing it in the 21st century as part of the infrastructure effort. I love independently traveling throughout Europe on vacations.

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Amtrak vows grand expansion under Biden's infrastructure plan. [View all] left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 OP

I wasn't aware that rail service was becoming popular again. Omnipresent Apr 2021 #1

Yay! Happyhippychick Apr 2021 #2

It would be really nice if we could finally get a station here in Tulsa. Runningdawg Apr 2021 #3

Modern Day train transportation should be embraced gohuskies Apr 2021 #4

Awesome nt XanaDUer2 Apr 2021 #5

A lot of this looks like restoration of service chopped Vogon_Glory Apr 2021 #6