[steven]

Ironically CA (particularly LA) had some decent public trans way back then. Companies like GM put a stop to that. Look where they are now. Look where America is now. I think a good public transportation system in southern CA could have saved the world from a lot of the economic trouble it is in now. It seems minor, but I think that played a pretty big role in what happened with the economy.

With that in mind, no matter how many shortcomings certain trains / lines have in Japan... I always think it's nice that they at least have them!