To the editor: Did James E. Moore II, a professor emeritus of transportation engineering at USC, absolutely take into account local weather change in his letter stating that the California high-speed rail cannot compete economically?
As our local weather grows extra unpredictable and ferocious, vacationers could discover air journey too harmful and unreliable. Increasingly flights shall be unable to adapt to the schedules set by airways. Vacationers may determine that the time and ordeal of safety and attending to and from the airport will not be worthwhile.
When planes can not fly, high-speed rail is critical.
Lloyd A. Dent, Northridge
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To the editor: Within the building trade it’s generally stated, “You possibly can have it low cost, you possibly can have it quick, you possibly can have it good — however you possibly can’t have all three.”
When contemplating high-speed rail transportation, I believe we disregard the price of transporting issues (and folks) by air. Why are most items (particularly heavy ones) transported both by sea or rail reasonably than on airplanes?
Sure, practice journey is extra time-consuming, however by how a lot? How a lot time is expended touring to and from extensively dispersed airports versus extra handy practice terminals?
How a lot time is spent checking and retrieving your baggage? When touring by practice, your baggage are sometimes proper there so that you can decide up as you step onto the platform.
Rail infrastructure largely exists already, together with the land devoted to rights of method and terminals. A comparatively modest funding may improve these for high-speed journey.
Anybody who has traveled overseas can in all probability attest to the comfort, financial system and high quality of recent rail transportation — good, low cost and quick.
Philip Baer, North Hollywood
