[quote=briansd1]

I support HSR. But we just need to ram it through all the legal hurdles and build the lines from city center to city center. Downtown San Diego to Downtown LA with a connection to LAX.[/quote]

Hmm… Then you’ll love China. That’s how they got their HSR. Of course, such a system may cause some issues. ( http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/25/world/asia/25train.html or http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/12/china-high-speed-rail-collapse )

I guess we should not be concerned about adoption of “third world” methods if used to build a train whose main stated purpose is to keep us out of “third world”.

I am actually disappointed to see this argument from you Brian! I don’t see any difference between this argument and the right’s argument that we should get rid of EPA or get rid of all regulation of wall street etc. 🙂