On Mon, 2 Sep 2013 14:20:29 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

So far, nobody really wants or cares about high speed rail except for
some politicians and a handful of lobbyist.

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There are some routes where high speed rail might make sense. Tampa
to Orlando is not yet one of them however. SanFrancisco to LA and
San Diego might work. Another possibility is Chicago to Florida
and/or NY to Florida. All of those routes see very heavy air travel.
If the Florida routes were planned correctly, you might get Tampa to
Orlando, FTL and MIA as part of the bargain. One of my neighbors is
in the process of driving his wife to Michigan because she hates to
fly. He ends up doing it 4 or 5 times a year.