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A “rail”pike should be built by the government.

Letter to Congressional Representative Seth Moulton by Sanuel Walker . . . “Just as a turnpike provides time and place utility for product and people, a railpike would also. And, just as a turnpike does not provide pick up and delivery of product and people, likewise a railpike would serve to provide transport service from […]

Fast Trains in Japan

My (Samuel Walker) observation is that railroads capable of high speed, that is over 110 mph are passenger services. Where they have been built, they have been built with different goals and purposes. Often there is not enough in fare to cover all costs. The Japanese built the first high speed railroad because of its […]