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IS A U.S. HIGH-SPEED RAIL LINE ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE? Alas, I doubt it. UPDATE: Reader Paul Jac?

By Glenn Reynolds

IS A U.S. HIGH-SPEED RAIL LINE ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE? Alas, I doubt it.

UPDATE: Reader Paul Jackson emails: “How come when you read an article about how behind the times we are in the US when it comes to high-speed rail, they never seem to mention what it costs those other countries that do have it? Does it turn a profit? A loss? Who knows, but I?d guess if it was a money-maker, or if it was run in a cost-efficient manner, we?d have heard that already.”

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on August 19, 2010 (boomark / email).