US Could Learn From French High Speed Rail

The French have a high speed rail network that is th envy of the world.

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July 6, 2002, 9:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"David Gunn wishes he could be confused with Louis Gallois. Here in the United States, Gunn, the new president of Amtrak, has emerged from his gloomy jousts with Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta with the impression that even if Amtrak survives, it will be an indentured serf leaning on a scythe and gazing longingly at the Ford Expedition rolling into the castle."This opinion piece talks about what the French have done and what the US Could do.

Thanks to Dharm Guruswamy

FULL STORY: A French lesson on rail transit

Friday, July 5, 2002 in The Boston Globe

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