One of the greatest things about Europe is how advanced and practical their public transportation is. It is just amazing to be able to travel through more than 10 different countries in a simple train ride. And to think! Europe is not even the size of the United States! SO why the heck do we not have a train system?? I mean, it is the United States, a country that had managed to launch a spaceship to land on the moon for crying out loud! So why can't we have a better transportation system?
Specially in Texas...wouldn't it be awesome to say that you could travel down to Austin, San Antonio, or Houston in less than 2 hours? I know it would make a lot of people's lives easier...at least those people that have to travel down to Houston to get their visas at the many different consulates residing there. I have friends that say it is even cheaper to fly to Mexico than it is to fly to Houston or El Paso right now, isn't that crazy?
Well, the point is we need better transportation...and honestly Texas is not living up to its standards with this lack of facility and specially the war against rising price of gas.
There is hope, however, according to wikipedia "In February 2009, as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), Congress allocated $8 billion to be granted to states for intercity rail projects, with "priority to projects that support the development of intercity high speed rail service."[23]
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