With the news that Chicago has been eliminated from the race to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, comes the mourning here in Madison. Jesse Russell expressed his disappointment at Dane 101 while David Medaris did the same at The Daily Page.
Personally, I think Chicago dodged a bullet here but wouldn't have complained if it did get the bid and this helped our fair city getting an intercity rail stop.
But, if it takes a once-in-a-lifetime event like a deep recession or the chance to host the Olympics to get a train stop, then I don't think most Americans are particularly serious about rail.
Perhaps we should try giving all the high-speed rail funds to California to see if we can get create a poster child for the HSR cause.
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