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Old 03-04-2011, 09:10 AM
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It will be interesting to see if people's opinions change should gas prices continue to climb.

The construction of such a project takes a long time, so needs to be started before people recognise that they really need it. And a period of high unemployment is the best time to do so.

There is a distinction between normal rail, which is designed to replace car journeys, and high speed rail, which is designed to replace flying.