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Message: [QUOTE="Crusty, post: 888531, member: 2265"] I really like light rail in certain applications. It is really a part of the city infrastructure of the future and requires some foresight, which most politicians don't have in great quantities. I remember when they were building the Washington Metro and many politicians thought it was not needed! A great deal of the rest of the world gets around by train much more than we do. The train from the Hong Kong airport to the city is fabulous and fast. UK train are also convenient and make it easy to get around. The big problem is that in the US you often need a car to get around in once you get to where you are going. Still, the Wash-NYC-Boston trains are the only way to go if you are working. If NYC had a train directly to LGA and JFK everyone would use it to beat the traffic, I always take the train to NWK from Manhattan and to the Meadowlands. [/QUOTE]