Better Rail In The US; Is It Possible?

Can we better our railway system in the United States? We know it could use some upgrades, as we have not done much in decades to improve the over all system or have we? Well we have done many things, but the tracks, routes and basic system is the same, although it does run more efficient, modernized and computerized.

If you look at high-speed rail in Japan, France, Germany and the Euro-Tunnel Connection and in many other human civilizations, you can see where the United States is falling behind. Yet if you look at the work being done by Bechtel Research and others and the new technologies now, perhaps our waiting may be better served. We have learned from all their mistakes overseas and could now implement a nearly perfect sytem.

We did find cracks in the tracks of a high-speed train which went from DC to NYC and in other nations they have had horrific crashes in Germany, France, Japan and other places in the last five years, but then again there have been slow speed train crashes too killing so many in India too. In hindsight, wouldn