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UPDATE: Mica now claims he was “misquoted”. Original post begins here: That’s the claim of Congressman John Mica, Republican from Florida: Florida is one of four finalists in the running for billions of federal stimulus dollars to build high-speed rail, U.S. Rep. John Mica said Friday. California, Texas and the Chicago area also remain in [...]
Some of the most vocal critics of high speed rail have come from the Peninsula between San Francisco and San José, including the staff of the city of Palo Alto. So it’s worth considering their reaction to the 2009 Business Plan, as reported in Palo Alto online: Steve Emslie, Palo Alto’s deputy city manager who [...]
Not to be outdone by European companies like Siemens and Alstom, which have already spent a lot of money on press, lobbying, and on growing their existing production facilities in California, Japan Central Railway is trying to enter the American HSR market, and hosted a demonstration of its trains to counter European claims that their [...]
One of the most consistent editorial opponents of high speed rail in California has been the MNG newspapers. They opposed Prop 1A, they’ve called HSR a boondoggle on occasions too numerous to count. So it should surprise nobody to learn they’ve taken the new cost estimates as a chance to renew their attack on HSR: [...]
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