http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/stimulus-rail-funds-competition-heating-up/ The last honest travel site Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/stimulus-rail-funds-competition-heating-up/comment-page-1/#comment-10575 Charlie Leocha Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:34:29 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=10732#comment-10575 In San Francisco, a high-speed scramble to save train station San Francisco's high-speed rail system is getting a second look after officials urged project designers to update the plan for the unbuilt Transbay Terminal. The current plan would not be able to accommodate half the population estimated to use the system by 2030. Officials are scrambling to redo the plans to ensure the project can receive funding from the stimulus plan. See: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/02/BA1J166LH6.DTL In San Francisco, a high-speed scramble to save train station
San Francisco’s high-speed rail system is getting a second look after officials urged project designers to update the plan for the unbuilt Transbay Terminal. The current plan would not be able to accommodate half the population estimated to use the system by 2030. Officials are scrambling to redo the plans to ensure the project can receive funding from the stimulus plan.
See: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/02/BA1J166LH6.DTL

]]> http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/stimulus-rail-funds-competition-heating-up/comment-page-1/#comment-10556 Bill Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:13:05 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=10732#comment-10556 In Europe, people are flying instead of taking high speed trains because flying is cheaper and faster. Yes, lots are still on the train, but study what is happening over there first so the same issues aren't encountered. Of course, the Europeans seem to have a more pleasant system for boarding planes. In Europe, people are flying instead of taking high speed trains because flying is cheaper and faster. Yes, lots are still on the train, but study what is happening over there first so the same issues aren’t encountered. Of course, the Europeans seem to have a more pleasant system for boarding planes.

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