A map of Europe's High Speed Rail web - Democratic Underground

Doctor Cynic

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Wed Jan-23-08 01:18 PM
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A map of Europe's High Speed Rail web

Someone on another forum I go to pieced this together, and it looks very impressive:

Dashed lines are under construction, and black indicates regular lines with high speed trains providing local service. The map missed Finland's sizeable network, and it's impressive how Sweden is building a line into the tundra.

Now, if only North America had 1/3 of that, it would go a long way to reducing auto dependency...

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rodeodance

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Wed Jan-23-08 01:22 PM
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1. Repugs always diss ol' Europe---until we get a Pres that stands tall with enviromental

issues. we will not build anything-

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Turbineguy

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Wed Jan-23-08 01:32 PM
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2. Some people do not understand

that wise investments in transportation add value to communities. In the US transportation infrastructure decisions are based on short-term profits under the guise of providing convenience and individual choice. That's why we keep building more freeways.

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OKIsItJustMe

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Wed Jan-23-08 07:13 PM
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3. Well, we actually have a fair number of railroads

But not a lot of high-speed rail.

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NNadir

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Wed Jan-23-08 09:01 PM
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4. Amen. K&R.

I would like to note that the map of France is a pretty good measure of how useful nuclear energy is in transportation.

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