What a total crock. Diesels are diesels are diesels. What is he going to put in his doodlebugs - flywheels?

"People often imagine that somehow some obvious and elegant idea is missed by dumb politicians and their staff." Examples:

1. SMART doodlebugs over electric light rail

2. Caltrain ROW over 101 alignment for the HSR

3. Tehachapi Loop over the Grapevine as HSR route out of LA

Here are three major policy decisions that have very little to do with being thoughtful; they are primarily based on politics and personal preferences, tastes and agendas. Engineering studies are torqued so that those who are paying for them hear what they want to hear. Arbitrary decisions are being treated as if they were being passed down from on high. These are the same thoughtful policymakers who gave you BART Indian broad gauge etc., etc., etc.