Joce when east met west in the utah desert 150 years ago, it was the beginning of a new age. A century and a half later, railroads still serve america, but the American Commuter is feeling the need for speed. California is building a 520mile highspeed train system connecting San Francisco and los angeles. Some consider this to be the future of travel in the u. S. Others are calling it out as a billiondollar boondoggle. Rep. Kevin mccarthy i know hollywood happens to be in california, but this is not a Kevin Costner movie. If we build it, i dont know if they will come. Sharyl theres a seeming disconnect between what you see in the news and online. It seems everybody is so unhappy, but your poll shows quite the opposite. Jon clifton we have Different Things that we track on happiness, like, did you laugh and smile a lot all day yesterday . If you use that particular metric, americans are actually quite happy. Which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [