{"id":1162,"date":"2011-01-14T18:07:01","date_gmt":"2011-01-14T23:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/?p=1162"},"modified":"2011-01-18T13:36:12","modified_gmt":"2011-01-18T18:36:12","slug":"profiles-from-the-recession-video-off-the-rails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/featured\/profiles-from-the-recession-video-off-the-rails\/1162\/","title":{"rendered":"[VIDEO] Off the Rails"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/need-to-know\/tag\/transportation-desk\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4060\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/need-to-know\/files\/2010\/10\/Transportation-Desk-Badge.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a>Sometimes responsibility is in the eye of the beholder. For example, what is the best way to invest in the nation&#8217;s infrastructure?  In the state of Wisconsin, the governor declined $810 million worth of federal stimulus money for a high speed rail initiative because he says the state couldn&#8217;t afford to maintain the system and that money should be spent on roads, not rail.<\/p>\n<p>However, in Illinois, the governor sees his responsibility differently. A look at the future of passenger rail.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>[BLOG] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/reports\/profiles-from-the-recession\/blog-futurama-eisenhowers-highways-and-obamas-railways\/1166\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Futurama: <\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/reports\/profiles-from-the-recession\/blog-futurama-eisenhowers-highways-and-obamas-railways\/1166\/\" target=\"_blank\">Futurama: Obama&#8217;s fight for Rail no different from Eisenhower&#8217;s for Highways<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>[REPORT] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/reports\/profiles-from-the-recession\/report-rail-politics-freeways-arent-any-freer\/1164\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rail Politics: Freeways aren&#8217;t free either<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span>[REPORT] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/reports\/profiles-from-the-recession\/report-rail-politics-the-choice-%E2%80%94-build-or-save-our-way-out-of-recession\/1140\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rail Politics: The choice \u2014 build or save our way out of Recession<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span>[VIDEO] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/reports\/profiles-from-the-recession\/video-fixing-america-with-high-speed-rail\/1161\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fixing America with High-speed rail<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><object width=\"512\" height=\"328\"><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"video=1743775474&amp;player=viral&amp;end=0\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www-tc.pbs.org\/video\/media\/swf\/PBSPlayer.swf\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#000000\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"512\" height=\"328\" src=\"http:\/\/www-tc.pbs.org\/video\/media\/swf\/PBSPlayer.swf\" bgcolor=\"#000000\" wmode=\"transparent\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"video=1743775474&amp;player=viral&amp;end=0\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;font-size: 11px;font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color: #808080;margin-top: 5px;text-align: center;width: 512px\">Watch the <a href=\"http:\/\/video.pbs.org\/video\/1743775474\" target=\"_blank\">full episode<\/a>. 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