CA Trains

From BBC:
"California high-speed rail wins approval"

California lawmakers have approved financing for a bullet train that would eventually become part of the first dedicated high-speed line in the US. In a 21-16 vote, the Senate approved a 130 mile (209km) stretch, part of a larger line proposed to run from Los Angeles to San Francisco. The final cost of the completed LA-San Francisco line is estimated at $68bn.

^ It's a little odd that the US is one of a few Western countries that does not have high-speed rail. High-speed trains would allow people to skip flying and all the current problems and restrictions that has. Last week I was at Penn Station in NYC and heard many trains delayed or cancelled (it felt more like being at an airport than a train station.) I don't think it involved the only high-speed train the US has - the Acela from Boston to DC. If they can get these high-speed routes built and keep them on-time I think it will do a lot - especially along the busy Northeast. ^

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18748717