美国有几个州支持铁路运输的企划家正在谋求发展高速客运复兴铁路,争取一个铁路运输的新黄金时代。在俄亥俄州,成立了一个称为“俄亥俄铁路交通权力”的企划团(ORTA),在州议会中争取实现其企划——建设该州的高速铁路走廊。企划的要点是: 1节约石油,吸引空运和汽车的旅客转坐火车,以摆脱油荒;兴建的高速线网,将是电气化的,可利用本州东部富有的煤源来供应铁路电力的需要。 2安全,高速铁路远比汽车安全,可以大大减少公路死亡事故(1964—1981年间有80万人死于公路事故)。 Several states in the United States that support rail transport planners are seeking to develop a high-speed passenger recovery railway and strive for a new golden age of rail transport. In Ohio, an ORTA called “Railroad Traffic Authority in Ohio” was formed to try to achieve its mission in the state legislature - building the state’s high-speed rail corridor. The main points of the plan are: 1 Travelers who save oil, attract air carriers and cars, take the train to get rid of oil spills; the high-speed wire net to be constructed will be electrified and can utilize the rich coal resources in eastern Honshu to supply railroad power. 2 Safe, high-speed rail is far more secure than a car and can significantly reduce road fatalities (800,000 people died of road accidents in 1964-1981).