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I can’t wait – think of how much the Midwest could benefit from a true high-speed train; imagine the jobs an out-of-work Midwesterner could chase if a train network existed that, like the East Coast system; would allow a rider to zip over to the next big city in an hour or two.

I want it to happen now. I have eschewed air and car travel for train travel, getting back to my roots as the son and grandson of Grand Trunk Railroad employees. Aside from the alleged green benefits (we can argue for days which is worse for the environment), it’s just a more comfortable way to travel. Flying by air takes more than an hour just to go through all the various holding areas, security checkpoints, gate hikes, etc. For trips short or hours long, catching a train is about as time consuming, but easier, cheaper and less stressful.

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