Though be aware that it contains such harsh language as:
One of the best train bloggers out there is DoDo, and over at the European Tribune he offers one of his best pieces yet...
I love the AVE - love it, it was my first HSR experience, and as someone who loves Spain (and who will be going to Portugal later this spring) I love seeing updates about its progress.
My post on the CAHSR blog is little more than a Cliffs Notes version of DoDo's post and I encouraged people to come here for more info. I hope my post generates some discussion about the California-specific aspects of the general issues DoDo mentioned. I am certain that we will be returning to these ideas frequently on my blog and I am thankful to DoDo for putting this all together. And the world will live as one