Eagle_Arm t1_izwqreh wrote on December 12, 2022 at 12:33 PM

Reply to comment by JanglesMontgomery in Suppose budget was no issue. What inter-town/city rail connections would you build, either within Vermont or from places in Vermont to elsewhere? by DrToadley

In the hypothetical, they said it was reality.

Government is there to not make a profit, but to break even or take a slight loss. I don't see how the train system is anything but a major loss or how it's even possible with private property. How much imminent domain will have to be claimed for this to occur?

JanglesMontgomery t1_izx5ff4 wrote on December 12, 2022 at 2:41 PM

I imagine there were people who had the exact same concerns when the interstate was being built. But look at what that has done for pur nation. Could you imagine life without it?

Eagle_Arm t1_izx7ls9 wrote on December 12, 2022 at 2:57 PM

Not even close to the same level of development then compared to now.

Let's just look at Vermont. What cities does the interstate run through or are they outside cities?

So want to smack a train station in Burlington...point anywhere on a map where a station could be build and then where any lines could run.