From: ahk@chinet.com

John Levine  wrote:

>>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*.

Eisenhower was part of the Army's convoy across the United State in 1919.
He didn't like the primitive conditions of the highway they used, and
the strength of the bridges. If the convoy went via railroad, his domestic
transportation ideas might have been different.

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