Global Warming

[Jordan Hayes]

> In the 1950s, the federal government made a deliberate decision to
> put its money into highways rather than trains, and the intercity
> rail system went the way of municipal public transit. In a few years,
> it may be entirely gone apart from the Easy Coast corridor, since
> Amtrak has been put on a self-financing basis.

West coast rail travel is perhaps at it's healthiest in 50 years.

* The Cascades service (Vancouver -> Eugene, OR) using Talgo equipment
* The Capitol Corridor (Auburn -> Sacramento -> Oakland -> San Jose)

  using the California Car equipment
* San Joaquins service from Oakland to Bakersfield through the

  delta and down the central valley
* Pacific Surfliner with it's new cars and service from San Luis Obispo

  to San Diego

Ridership and service has been growing each year for the past decade.

/jordan