High Speed Rail on the West Coast
From The Tacoma News Tribune: http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/736720.html
“Washington state and California officials have held preliminary discussions about a high-speed, state-of-the-art rail line that would connect San Diego and Vancouver, B.C., with trains that could travel in excess of 200 miles per hour.
The talks come just weeks after Congress approved a $787 billion economic stimulus bill sought by the White House that included $8 billion for high-speed rail in the Northwest and nine other corridors around the nation.”
This is great news. Having taken high speed rail between Paris and Saarbruecken (in Southern Germany) high speed rail is the way to go for moderate distance travel.
More information: WSDOT High Speed Passenger Rail