They will only cause the lower classes to move about needlessly.
Field Marshal His Grace Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, reflecting on early steam railroads.
Tag: railroad
It had never occurred to me that Atlas Shrugged was actually about the dire need in this country for high speed rail.
John Hodgman tweets all things Ayn Rand.
Rest assured, John, based on the trailer, they’ve converted the Taggart Transcontinental into a massive freight train operation. Though I do seem to recall seeing a bullet train zip by, presumably it was built with government stimulus funds atop cheap and reliable Rearden metal.
Cognitive dissonance alert: It seems likely that observant Objectivists can only reach Galt’s Gulch by taking the Obama Express! What to do? What to do? Help us, Jeebus.
Rand’s prescription in this instance most likely involves quasi-consensual rough sex. So you know.
Rest assured, John, based on the trailer, they’ve converted the Taggart Transcontinental into a massive freight train operation. Though I do seem to recall seeing a bullet train zip by, presumably it was built with government stimulus funds atop cheap and reliable Rearden metal.
Cognitive dissonance alert: It seems likely that observant Objectivists can only reach Galt’s Gulch by taking the Obama Express! What to do? What to do? Help us, Jeebus.
Rand’s prescription in this instance most likely involves quasi-consensual rough sex. So you know.
Choo-Choo-Chooices
Turns out that Amtrak, forced to serve numerous unprofitable and underutilized routes, isn’t making money:
The average loss per passenger on Amtrak’s 44 nationwide routes was more than $32 in FY2008
By my calculations, we pay ~$300 per individual in the entire country to provide the Interstate Highway System. But, by all means, let’s continue treating it as some sort of Heaven-sent resource that we can all use for free while expecting every other mode of transit to earn a healthy profit…or else!
Lemkin 