Ray LaHood : High-speed train crash in Spain draws new attention to rail safety . But such fast trains are still largely unknown to Americans thanks to decades of minimal government support for track improvement . He says Obama wants high-speed rail , and construction will start soon in U.S. . He says Japan , Japan have had safe , well-managed high-speed rail for around 2040 . Freemark : High-speed rail could revolutionize transportation in U.S. and is worth doing .
Ray LaHood : High-speed train crash in Spain draws new attention to rail safety . He says Obama wants high-speed rail , and construction will start soon in U.S. . He says Japan , Japan have had safe , well-managed high-speed rail for around 2040 . Freemark : High-speed rail could revolutionize transportation in U.S. and is worth doing .