The Pros And Cons Of The First Blanket Train In The United States
The first rail line in the United States is set to be built in California (the most populous state.) In 2008 residents of the state voted for the nation’s first bullet train to be built. Since the building of the train got approved there has been many questions regarding the cost, the route and the disadvantages of the train. The residents in California are aware that the train will help the state in many ways, but also bring some problems. Many people will benefit from this project, but there are also those who will be affected in a negative way. Having the bullet train project approved has been a long process and has been on the governments mind for a while. In 1996 The California High Speed Rail Authority was established and began planning
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It will allow locals to travel across the state of California in a cheaper and faster way. The train will travel at approximately 220 mph making the trip half the time. It will also help cut pollution from smog filled roadways. The building of the train will be an investment that will help many in the state. President Barack Obama states that “… building a new system of high-speed rail in America will be faster, cheaper and easier than building more freeways or adding an already overburdened aviation system-and everybody stands to benefit.” (Klein, pg. 3) The state of California will profit from the making of the train and will allow jobs to be created. Workers will be need to construct the train. People will be needed to completely design and operate the train. As long as the train is running there will always be help needed to run the stations. Officials say design and planning already has created 632 jobs, and that the workforce will rise to 20,000 over the next five years. (Smith, par. 11) The construction is starting in Fresno and is affecting farmers, business owners and locals because their land will have to be used for the train to travel through. Although there are many benefits to the bullet train there are also negative effects that affect locals near the construction sites. The train will have to go through farm land and private property and the locals are not happy about it. Business owners will have
It will allow locals to travel across the state of California in a cheaper and faster way. The train will travel at approximately 220 mph making the trip half the time. It will also help cut pollution from smog filled roadways. The building of the train will be an investment that will help many in the state. President Barack Obama states that “… building a new system of high-speed rail in America will be faster, cheaper and easier than building more freeways or adding an already overburdened aviation system-and everybody stands to benefit.” (Klein, pg. 3) The state of California will profit from the making of the train and will allow jobs to be created. Workers will be need to construct the train. People will be needed to completely design and operate the train. As long as the train is running there will always be help needed to run the stations. Officials say design and planning already has created 632 jobs, and that the workforce will rise to 20,000 over the next five years. (Smith, par. 11) The construction is starting in Fresno and is affecting farmers, business owners and locals because their land will have to be used for the train to travel through. Although there are many benefits to the bullet train there are also negative effects that affect locals near the construction sites. The train will have to go through farm land and private property and the locals are not happy about it. Business owners will have