Karen and Matt talk about the new book Abundance and what it says about high-speed trains. The focus at Train Time is, naturally, how the book covers US passenger rail expansion in general and relates to our region in particular. Karen compares the US to China, where she will be traveling by train again soon, and asks why the California high-speed project has so clearly gone off track. Matt shares stories about travel in the Northeast and how a fresh take on regulation is in order, and they compare notes on the social benefits of traveling by public transit.

They also ask if the focus today be high-speed rail, given the costs and other barriers. China has far more high-speed rail, but the US has nearly twice as much operating rail track. Would it make sense to devote taxpayer dollars to putting passenger rail onto those existing tracks? Listen to learn more.

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