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Entry: A Black New Year for the Good Conrad Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/a_black_new_year_for_the_good_conrad#12229 Post contents: A return to rail and ship travel sounds glorious, but there will be difficulties. The American railroad system is in need of massive upgrading to handle its current freight load, much less additional passenger traffic. Nobody wants to invest in boring old slow-payoff infrastructure. So we'll have to wait for a really nasty oil crisis - it's just a question of when - for our enlightened leadership to proclaim a crisis and start muddling with it. Also there's the problem of ocean travel. I understand that a modern jet can actually carry a passenger across the Atlantic by burning less oil than a reasonably fast ship uses. Nuclear-powered liners built as efficient transports and not extravagant floating theme casino hotels are feasible, but again who will invest? Taki has the right idea, but don't hold your breaths. By the way, it's hunky dory, not honky. Sent at: 2008 07 06