Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Good to see you back on X, missed you. And thanks for confirming what I thought was the case of the TDL monorail but was not 100% certain. Isn't it funny how government operated/regulated railways like in Japan and France are fantastic, but where they are privately operated (Amtrak) not so much. The UK is a half way house, it used to be great until Thatcher privitised it. Now it is not as good, but as government still monitor it, it is not too bad either.
Originally Posted By DAR Can someone ask me why I'm not allowed to criticize when the government screws something up or I don't like something they may do? If a company screws something up you can go to another company. If the government does something wrong there's not another government in this country you can run to.
Originally Posted By fkurucz <<The completely DISNEY maintained monorail in Florida, the one with no government interference other than I suppose the amusement park board of safety, is the one that totally sucks.>> Indeed. If there was no FAA or CAB and airlines were "self policed" you couldn't drag me onto a jet airliner. Another thought: One of the reasons modern cars are so safe if because the gov't dragged Detroit kicking and screaming into the future by raising safety standards. I clearly recall how the big 3 were vehemently opposed to putting airbags in cars, claiming they couldn't work. And now we take all these nifty safety features for granted.
Originally Posted By fkurucz <<but where they are privately operated (Amtrak) not so much.>> Actually AMTRAK is gov't owned IIRC. I chalk up its failure to the fact that due to its large size the US, especially in the west (it just makes more sense to fly), isn't well suited for passenger rail service. Also, IIRC, Amtrak was formed because the private sector was getting out of passenger rail service in the US.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Ooops, sorry, I did not realise that. However, with high speed options, there is a potential to build railway capacity again. In highly populated areas like California and New England, it makes a lot of sense.
