The governor ordered officials to seek federal money only for the proposed bullet train between San Francisco and San Diego. Rail advocates say the commuter line upgrades should take priority.
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Eliminated from the state application for federal funds was almost $170 million for positive train control -- computer-guided braking systems designed to prevent collisions and allow conventional trains to safely travel at 110 mph. Such automated systems, which the federal government wants installed by 2015, would have prevented the Metrolink crash in Chatsworth last year that killed 25 people in the worst rail accident in modern California history.
Also removed was $969 million in railroad crossing improvements, track additions, overpasses and a variety of maintenance projects designed to benefit the busy corridor between San Diego and Los Angeles as well as the main rail line through Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. The routes are used by Amtrak, the Coaster, Metrolink and major freight lines such as Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe.
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:34 pm Post subject:
It amazing that a State that if it were a country would have the 8th largest economy in the World is going broke. The joys of our 'take what you can" economy... so much for sustainability.
We do NEED a better infrastructure. Our rail system is a joke in most cases... most our trains average 45 mph on their trips and very few places have access to rail. The US railroads are protected from competition by the Federal Government so there is little reason for them to improve. It's one of those 'too big to fail' things we have become famous for in the US... rewards for poor management. _________________ The bigotry of the nonbeliever is for me nearly as funny as the bigotry of the believer.
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 11:28 pm Post subject:
The American economy is a joke , at this point. My Grandpa talked about the lack of a gold standard years ago. We might as well be trading beans..... Ride the snake.. _________________ Get me out of here!
Joined: Aug 30, 2009 Posts: 360 Location: Salem, OR
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 2:29 am Post subject:
FaithHopeCheese wrote:
The American economy is a joke , at this point. My Grandpa talked about the lack of a gold standard years ago. We might as well be trading beans..... Ride the snake..
It's just smoke and mirrors.
The gold standard was replaced by the debt standard decades ago. The only way new money is created is by creating more debt. If more debt is not created, our current system will fail (it basically already has).
Here is an interesting video:
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Joined: Sep 22, 2008 Age: 73 Posts: 5847 Location: New Jersey
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:45 am Post subject:
FaithHopeCheese wrote:
The American economy is a joke , at this point. My Grandpa talked about the lack of a gold standard years ago. We might as well be trading beans..... Ride the snake..
Joined: Oct 22, 2008 Age: 24 Posts: 3971 Location: California
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:15 pm Post subject:
Yeaahh with the sad state of the school system and the fact that the CA government gives out IOU's instead of tax refunds because there's no freaking money.... I'd say a rail system is a low priority right now
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