Comments on: High-Speed Rail Brings Billions of Dollars to US Cities, Mayors Report Finds http://cleantechnica.com/2010/08/05/high-speed-rail-brings-billions-of-dollars-to-us-cities-mayors-report-finds/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Sun, 28 Dec 2014 17:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Chris G http://cleantechnica.com/2010/08/05/high-speed-rail-brings-billions-of-dollars-to-us-cities-mayors-report-finds/#comment-10628 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:59:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=13731#comment-10628 Mark.

Rail Runner is not High Speed Rail, its just commuter rail. But then again neither is anything the country is talking about except the California and Florida projects.

But your post brings up an excellent point. Even 79mph max commuter rail will attract passengers. The more people see that commuter rail and other services at 79mph max or 90mph max or 110mph max will save them hassle as much as time, we’ll get more people pushing for the faster ones. Its misinformed politicians that feel we must go to 225mph immediately with no other options.

]]> By: Mark Bohrer http://cleantechnica.com/2010/08/05/high-speed-rail-brings-billions-of-dollars-to-us-cities-mayors-report-finds/#comment-10627 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:45:43 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=13731#comment-10627 I find it curious that one of the best-run US high-speed rail networks is ignored in reports I’ve seen about this study.

New Mexico’s Rail Runner service between metropolitan Albuquerque and the state’s capitol at Santa Fe has been up and running for a couple years now. At a maximum 79 MPH it’s not as fast as Japan’s bullet trains, but it’s quicker and easier than driving. Recent ridership is around 5,000 per day.

In short, high-speed rail is here, and it’s working.

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