$53 Billion for High Speed Rail?

[piece-itpete]

I'm not slamming rail travel, it is very civilized.

However Ohio alone is 40,950 square miles. The US area, NOT including Alaska, is 3,207,700 square miles. I'd like to hear a useful plan that is superior to automobiles.

China has a couple of big advantages. It's all new, and they don't have to worry about the mating habits of the Chinese Horning Water Buffalo when they build.

And it helps to have monster money. They are building a highway system that connects all cities in China of more than 200K population, at the same time.

Pete