The president is calling for an $8 billion infusion of federal stimulus money, and $5 billion more over the next five years, to build high speed rail lines in as many as 10 corridors, including Fort Worth to San Antonio, Little Rock, Ark., and Tulsa, Okla.
Watch his address from this morning, and check back to the good ol' Star-Telegram for our story on this development.
Okay, let's hear it teabaggers! Go ahead, criticize Obama. You don't need a reason...that has never stopped you before. By the way, you "conservatives" will join with the American Airlines union workers and Southwest...because high-speed rail will kill them on the local routes.
Posted by: Harold | April 16, 2009 at 04:23 PM
He's so great!
Posted by: Chere | April 16, 2009 at 04:39 PM
Makes great sense. Rail is just one of many examples of how behind we are in infrastructure, and if we expect to compete with China and everyone else, we have to shape up. This is a wise decision.
Posted by: RK | April 16, 2009 at 05:49 PM
Allah and his prophet are smiling on us
Posted by: Chuck | April 16, 2009 at 07:15 PM
Okay, let's hear it teabaggers!
Where is the 8 billion coming from, how about "charge it" thats the way we do it now days. If it makes sense why don't we have American Rail instead of American Airlines?....Maybe Burlington Northern right here in town would like to pony up 8 billion for high speed rail...don't think so. The reason private companies are no longer in passenger rail is they could not make money at it...just like Amtrak.
Posted by: Greg | April 16, 2009 at 07:17 PM
What about fixing the ruffed up roads people travel on now. The roads around here are so bad they will tear up a brand new car.
Posted by: Twenty4K | April 16, 2009 at 09:27 PM
Good comment about China.
We're becoming more and more like it every day, we might as well get a rail system,too.
Have any of you geniuses looked at what rail fares cost? It is not that much cheaper than air fares. This is about control, control, control. The reason we have tea parties is that some people have finally woken up. The problem is that the train has already left the station.
Destination unknown.
Go ahead and take a ride on that train. They'll never take me on it alive. HA! I made a funny!
I won't explain. Go back to sleep, everyone. We're owned.
Chuck gets a big Amen. He gets it.
Aerosmith fades out..."Train kept a rollin all night long.."
Alllll aboard!
Posted by: katrina | April 16, 2009 at 10:48 PM
First of all, the high speed rail is a perfect idea. Amtrak by the way is government owned now so they have to stay open. Amtrak is NOT high speed rail.
I live in Bedford, TX and was resistant to the idea of trains. Now you can not hardly get a seat on the Trinity Railway Express which runs between Dallas and Fort Worth.
High speed rail should infer that we are getting bullet trains which is ideal since it would be way more convenient than flying.
I say about time.
PS: Neither Democrat nor Republicans have any room to brag right now. The party system should be disbanded.
Obama is our president by an overwhelming decision of the people and has done a damn fine job!
Sincerely,
The open minded republican
Posted by: Don Bates | April 16, 2009 at 11:30 PM