Another example of "chance" favoring those who are already prepared

Comes from Progressive Railroading Magazine, and their story on the high speed rail initiative in the Midwest, where 9 states have been working relatively closely for more than 10 years on coordinated rail improvements. See "Midwestern states hope to take their long-planned high-speed and intercity passenger rail network to the next level" (registration required).

Too bad that a similar effort hasn't been happening with Maryland, DC, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. (Although the states do talk with each other.) We'd be closer to having a better railroad passenger service in the region if they had, because these states would be in position to take advantage of new federal monies for higher speed railroad service.

- Midwest Regional Rail Initiative