12-15-2008, 04:28 PM
The Northeast Corridor rail line between Boston & Washington was originally built in the 1830s. Past my house in NJ, it was elevated in 1914 and electrified as part of a New Deal project in 1935. Other than new locomotives and rail cars (most of which are nearly 40 years old, BTW), no major capital upgrades have been made to this line.
Someone should build a high-speed rail corridor between NYC and Washington. Europe and Asia have bullet trains...we get Amtrak and horrific airport delays out of NYC at the slightest hint of bad weather.
Someone should build a high-speed rail corridor between NYC and Washington. Europe and Asia have bullet trains...we get Amtrak and horrific airport delays out of NYC at the slightest hint of bad weather.