[net.railroad] Western PA RR route

Nicholas.Spies@CMU-CS-H.ARPA (09/04/85)

	 Perhaps President Eisenhower had a high speed rail line
	 between Philly and Pittsburgh in the back of his mind when he
	 proposed "Atoms for Peace" and "Operation Ploughshare"... :-)

	 On another track, has the catenary RR proposed years ago in the
	 Scientific American ever gotten anywhere? (Recall it consisted
	 of an evacuated tunnel and a catenary drop using gravity for
	 most propulsion.) Now that there are continuous tunnel-making
	 machines available perhaps long tunnels (an interstate SUBWAY
	 system) would be practical, particularly if the DoD could be
	 convinced of its need for national defense... (Don't laugh,
	 they're up to far less practical things already.)

	 Nick