Who's to blame? I note the latest information regarding Hurricane Katrina and another mis-step by the New Orleans local authorities was their missing the offer by Amtrak to use the trains to evacuate residents. There were many missed opportunities to help those who had no other way to leave town and perhaps this is just another example of--I'll be kind and say 'overlooking' when I'm thinking 'ignoring' the role trains can play in disastrous circumstances.
How many people recall--or know of--the value of rail transportation during WWII? Troops were transported across the country, from one coast to the other, by rail. Are we so confident that the only way to do this nowadays is by air? We are constantly reminded of the threats by terrorists to air travel; might it not make a difference as to how we would always move the troops?
It's conceivable that more people will come to recognize the importance of keeping transcontinental lines alive as the administration nags at us to be more aware when we travel. I, for one, think the security measures at airports are wasteful, time-consuming, and will do little or nothing to deter a terrorist from carrying out whatever desperate measures he/she wants to inflict on the American people.
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