Suntrain
A next-generation transportation system
now under development in Northern California
Is railway revitalization
the best way to end
highway congestion,
curtail smog, stop
suburban sprawl,
expand renewable
energy, revitalize
a thousand downtowns,
and effectively respond
to global warming
--simultaneously?
Could old railways be the biggest “new” business opportunity in the world?
American Railway Renaissance
Welcome to Solar-Hydrogen, Fuel-Cell Powered
June 2009 ........................................................ stay tuned
The time is ripe, the stage is set. These may be tough times, but as seen by the reality of Barack Obama’s miraculous presidential election, there is opportunity in crisis. In response to a wide range of economic and environmental emergencies now surfacing worldwide, the Suntrain concept outlined here is a ‘new paradigm’ proposal for a California company to build a privately-operated, publicly-regulated, solar-powered railway system for a region such as Northern California within 15 years. Suntrain would provide fast train service to every city and major town; with near-seamless connecting shuttle-van or rental-car service to every doorstep, .... all on one ticket from one business transaction. With a “critical mass” of connectivity, reliability, convenience, and quality of ride, and with both freight and passenger operations, Suntrain would be expected to turn a profit and displace huge amounts of automobile traffic. We believe that such a system could not only spread like a wildfire to other regions, but the spinoffs from its solar technology could provide a shortcut to the much coveted “hydrogen economy”.
The transit market in America has been artificially constrained for almost 100 years. With a fresh and holistic approach, Suntrain aims to redress this issue by harnessing both latent and newly emerging market forces. Suntrain is a railway-based retail transportation system for the 21st century with both the potential to solve many of our most pressing environmental problems as well as an historic business opportunity. It is important to note that NO major technological breakthroughs would be required for this effort, and almost NO federal funding would be required. This project can be financed from mostly private sources, with 30% - 40% coming from state and local funding.
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