From: johnl@iecc.com

>More pointless speculation: If the United States hadn't so heavily
>subsidized highway and aviation post WWII, the transportation market
>would have been different. Maybe the commuter market would have kept
>some of the manufacturers in business between orders for higher speed
>intercity equipment.

Ah, right.  Eisenhower wanted the Interestates because he was so
impressed by the Autobahns he saw during and after the war in Germany.
And we all know who built *those*.

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