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Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003 19:36:15 +0200
From: "Mark Gerritsma" <nl.autonopsamtmfweb.nld>
Subject: Re: GM to increase SAAB lineup


Nutmegger <nutmegger_7717nopsamo.com> schreef: >> their're working on introducing a Europe wide system based on third >> generation GSM (your DCMA is an improved version of second generation >> GSM). All this effort is made just because a passenger high speed >> rail link system does make sense in Europe. > > What is DCMA? Sorry, I meant CDMA. (the US digital cellular phone standard). The Digital Copyright Millenium Act is something else that leaves us European puzzled, that probably why I switched the two. >> The US is indeed just to big to make this work. > > You think so? Yes. The circumstances have changed dramatically in the last 50 years. 50 years ago a nationwide interstate system didn't exist. Trucks weren't as fast and large then as they are now. Negotiating hills was a major challenge in those days. While road transport has gone through an enormous revolution, rail transport hasn't. Every attempt to improve the efficiency of rail transport has failed so far, at least here in Europe. Transporting goods quickly over large distances is currently best achieved by road. So unless something like a nationwide 125mph cargo network is setup in the US, rail freight most likely won't stand a chance. > It even says Class I freight trains are moving more freight than ever > before, so that made me feel better. Have you also considered the total increase in freight volume? They may be carrying more freight than ever, but as a percentage of the total freight hauled, it's share may have probably dropped considerably. At least that's what happened here. > Your government is a great deal more progressive than the US, and > promotes more individuality. Our current government is just about the most right-wing it could get, short of some extremist christian or nationalistic parties. It may still be progressive by your standards, but it certainly isn't by ours. To bad we have just had coalition talks for a center-left government fail. This will probably mean the current line of government will continue for another four years. Mark

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