$53 Billion for High Speed Rail?

[piece-itpete]

The Feds are currently working on both. [edit: flying cars and cars that drive themselves]

Ethanol is a plastic corrosive. We'll be seeing refit kits soon, and it won't be exactly cheap.

Pete

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Chas FTW!

Car killed rail because they are MUCH more convenient.

Here in Ohio, our newly minted fearless leader gave the feds their highspeed rail money back. We didn't want to get stuck with operating costs.

Pete

that is only part of the story

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

The Feds are currently working on both. [edit: flying cars and cars that drive themselves]

Ethanol is a plastic corrosive. We'll be seeing refit kits soon, and it won't be exactly cheap.

Pete

The Feds are working on it? I haven't seen much about flying cars in years.

But, I saw a Mercedes Benz video last year about a prototype car they've built that is almost able to drive itself unaided. (There have to be transmitters along the roadway telling it speed limits and warning of upcoming road signage/signals, etc. ----Then there are "judgement calls" that a machine isn't too good at.

Dave

[Charles]

What's wrong with low speed rail, other than it doesn't generate enough income to pay for itself?

Chas

[piece-itpete]

Blue, they're figuring it out. The big problem last I heard was new blacktop with no lines in rain.

Have any of you guys ever HAD to take the bus??

Pete

[Charles]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Blue, they're figuring it out. The big problem last I heard was new blacktop with no lines in rain.

Have any of you guys ever HAD to take the bus??

Pete

I have, liked it better than flying. Used to, they stopped every hour or so, which gave you an opportunity to buy more beer.

Chas

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Blue, they're figuring it out. The big problem last I heard was new blacktop with no lines in rain.

Have any of you guys ever HAD to take the bus??

Pete

Actually, you can take a roundtrip bus to NYC from DC for $21.50. Roundtrip rail fare is $278. Chew on those numbers for a while.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by finnbow

Actually, you can take a roundtrip bus to NYC from DC for $21.50. Roundtrip rail fare is $278. Chew on those numbers for a while.

No kidding???

ArKaMo wasn't even that cheap, but it was worth it to ride in a purple bus with an orange interior!!!

Chas

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by Charles

No kidding???

ArKaMo wasn't even that cheap, but it was worth it to ride in a purple bus with an orange interior!!!

Chas

Several private companies sprung up to serve the Chinese immigrant population between the Chinatown's in DC, Philly and NYC. They've become such a hit that a number of competing companies have joined in with increasingly nicer buses and better service. Now all sorts of people travel on them. They have A/C, clean bathrooms, and TV/VCR.

http://www.staticleap.com/chinatownbus/

[piece-itpete]

Originally Posted by Charles

I have, liked it better than flying. Used to, they stopped every hour or so, which gave you an opportunity to buy more beer.

Chas

That's a point. Although after 10 hours or so that grimey feeling in the clothes...

And the Chicago terminal was a trip for this Provincial from Cleveland. I'd never seen people peeing on walls indoors before.

Originally Posted by finnbow

... They have A/C, clean bathrooms, and TV/VCR.

Clean bathrooms??! Amazing.

Pete