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In Reply to: RE: I've been worrying about it for years. The Stimulus will only prop us up for so long posted by jdaniel@jps.net on November 06, 2009 at 07:56:02
All trains are diesel/electric or electric, there is little opportunity to recapture braking energy and storing it. They run at relatively constant speeds. Trains are much more efficient than trucks or planes currently. The problem with trains is the tracks and infrastructure.
The big change that we have going on right now is that most people with a job pretty much has everything they need. 10 TVs are not better than 5 TVs in the home. Consumerism growth in the US is showing signs of topping out. Our country's economy is driven by internal consumerism. The US does not make many products for export anymore due to commoditization and cost. The booster rockets have cut out yet we have not achieved escape velocity.
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