Infrastructure

The Amtrak crash earlier this week highlights the importance of the need to improve our infrastructure. The U.S. has been left behind when it comes to the railroad system. Europe and Japan have markedly improved their rail systems, including high speed rail service. California is building a high speed rail track, which will see phase 1 complete in 2029. That’s 14 years away-wow. Now is not the time to be cutting the budget of Amtrak,which Congress did earlier in the week.

Today’s podcast has no train songs, but is scheduled to arrive on time. We start with George Harrison,then on to the next stop with R.E.M., Madness, Thievery Corporation, the Headboys, Neil Young, Marianne Faithful, Lucinda Williams, the Five Royales, Led Zeppelin, the Raveonettes, Webb Wilder, Al Anderson, Graham Parker, and Sly and the Family Stone.

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