How High-Speed Rail Died in Texas, Thrived in Spain
In the late 1980s, both Texas and Spain proposed high-speed rail systems: Texas walked away from the idea, while Spain leapt in a little too exuberantly.
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High-Speed Rail Can Cover Its Operating Costs
While paying for its hefty infrastructure costs may be ambitious, many high-speed rail systems cover their operating costs and even turn a small operating profit.
California’s High-Speed Rail Won’t Go Nowhere
German high-speed trains started in the provinces, too, but now have a fast, efficient and popular system crisscrossing the nation.
Start Slow With Bullet Trains
Will investing in speed and electrification create the "sparks effect" needed to convince Americans to ride high-speed rail?
Australians Have Learned to Drive Less
In car-crazy Australia, soft measures are turning the tide in the hard battle to reduce the number of basically empty cars on the road.
Americans Can Be Persuaded to Drive Less
Although lots of places in the United States sample bits and pieces of transportation management, Bellingham, Wash., shows what can happen by taking on the full program.
Slugging — The People’s Transit
In Washington, D.C., commuters have taken thousands of cars off highways via a homegrown rideshare system known as "slugging." Can the government create more slugs — without stepping on any?
High-Speed Heaven or Boondoggle Express
The Obama administration has come through with some serious money for high-speed rail, but arguments that this might be money ill spent don’t spring solely from political nay-saying.
Taking High-Speed Trains into the Future
For the U.S. to have world-class high-speed trains, the government will have to subsidize them. The investment would be small compared to the billions lavished on highways and airports.