Go to: Message List•New Topic•Search
Re: Some fear California's high-speed rail won't deliver on early promises
Author: Drew Jacksich
Date: 02-28-2010 - 00:04

Deliver on the early promises? That idiotic pipe dream isn't going to deliver on any promises.
The only realistic promise is the benefit to Bechtel's bottom line. As I have said before, barring any grand life extending discoveries, nobody over thirty will ever ride that thing. If it ever does begin operation, within 10 years it will be nothing but silent monument to government stupidity and greed.

I own my mother's house (actually it had been my grandmother's) house on Newhall St. about 100 yards from the ex-SP, now CalTrain ROW. The Newhall neighborhood association is already gearing up to fight the planned elevated trackway, estimated to rise 75 feet above the ground. Their objections just apply to about a third of mile---what do you suppose is going to happen along every inch of right away?

State and governments can find enough money to operate essential services but they have already blown 10 Billion on this thing. Where are they going to find the rest?

Navigate: Previous Message•Next Message
Options: Reply To This Message•Quote This Message


Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  Some fear California's high-speed rail won't deliver on early promises S.S. Sam Taylor 02-27-2010 - 22:17
  Re: Some fear California's high-speed rail won't deliver on early promises Drew Jacksich 02-28-2010 - 00:04
  Re: Some fear Transcontinetal raliroad won't deliver on early promises david vartanoff 02-28-2010 - 00:18
  Re: Some fear Transcontinetal raliroad won't deliver on early promises synonymouse 02-28-2010 - 00:37
  Re: Some fear Transcontinetal raliroad won't deliver on early promises Steven D. Johnson 02-28-2010 - 04:23
  Re: Some fear Transcontinetal raliroad won't deliver on early promises alexei 03-03-2010 - 00:48
  Re: Some fear California's high-speed rail won't deliver on early promises Juppo 02-28-2010 - 06:07
  Re: Some fear California's high-speed rail won't deliver on early promises :) 02-28-2010 - 12:00
  Re: Some fear California's high-speed rail won't deliver on early promises BOB2 02-28-2010 - 15:06
  Re: Some fear California's high-speed rail won't deliver on early promises Joe Magruder 03-01-2010 - 10:30
  Re: Some fear California's high-speed rail won't deliver on early promises Steven D. Johnson 03-01-2010 - 16:14
  Monday Rambles - on CHRS, etc OldPoleBurner 03-01-2010 - 21:06
  Re: Monday Rambles - on CHRS, etc BigDogsTX 03-02-2010 - 01:45
  Re: Monday Rambles - on CHRS, etc synonymouse 03-02-2010 - 10:43
  Re: Monday Rambles - on CHRS, etc alexei 03-03-2010 - 00:41
  Re: Monday Rambles - on CHRS, etc synonymouse 03-03-2010 - 10:08
  Re: Monday Rambles - on CHRS, etc George Andrews 03-03-2010 - 11:47
  Re: Monday Rambles - on CHRS, etc OldPoleBurner 03-02-2010 - 15:40
  Re: Monday Rambles - on CHRS, etc synonymouse 03-03-2010 - 11:51
  Re: Monday Rambles - on CHRS, etc Graham Buxton 03-03-2010 - 17:15
  Re: Monday Rambles - link to report Graham Buxton 03-03-2010 - 17:38
  Re: Monday Rambles - link to report synonymouse 03-03-2010 - 23:09
  Re: Monday Rambles - link to report OldPoleBurner 03-04-2010 - 10:08
  Re: Some fear California's high-speed rail won't deliver on early promises George Andrews 03-02-2010 - 11:22


Go to: Message List•Search
Subject: 
Your Name: 
Spam prevention:
Please, enter the code that you see below in the input field. This is for blocking bots that try to post this form automatically.
  *******    *******   **     **  **     **  **      ** 
 **     **  **     **   **   **   ***   ***  **  **  ** 
 **     **         **    ** **    **** ****  **  **  ** 
  ********   *******      ***     ** *** **  **  **  ** 
        **         **    ** **    **     **  **  **  ** 
 **     **  **     **   **   **   **     **  **  **  ** 
  *******    *******   **     **  **     **   ***  ***
This message board is maintained by:Altamont Press
You can send us an email at altamontpress1@gmail.com