CNN’s Drew Griffin did an excellent report examining Federal high speed rail funds that were paid to Vermont in order to fund a “high speed rail” project through the State. The only problem . . . the funds in Vermont weren’t used for “high speed rail”, but were instead used to turn a “slow speed” rail line into a slightly faster rail line. In all, the new line shaved a minuscule 28 minutes off the commute time with the “higher” speed trains occasionally reaching max speeds as fast as 79 mph.
Mr. Griffin’s report is a must see: