Beware the Train Salesmen!

There are influential people in the U.S. who continually try to sell our elected officials on the efficiency and convenience of travel by train. The Wall Street Journal cites transportation experts that sing the siren song of rail transportation without mentioning the cost.

MR. KUNZ: Our vision [at the U.S. High Speed Rail Association] includes a network of fast trains connecting America’s metro areas as our main form of national transportation. This would be seamlessly integrated with local rail, bus and bicycle networks in each city, and supported by dense, walkable communities around the stations.

Notice how Kunz wants to get us out of our cars and force us to live in high density apartments clustered around rail stations. No thank you! Give me the wide open spaces.