Get on board this high-speed train-maker

The US plans to invest billions of dollars on new high-speed rail links. And as the world's biggest high-speed-train maker, this European company is set to profit, says David Fessler.

America has a 'waiting problem'. Think about the time you spend waiting in traffic jams; at the doctor/dentist's office; at restaurants; at the gas station. And how about the six months of your life spent waiting at traffic lights? Or the five years you'll spend just waiting in lines at retail stores, the post office, DMV, etc. (Early buyers of Apple's products likely spend far more.)

And according to Robert Poole, Director of Transportation Policy at the Reason Foundation, the average air traveller now spends two to three hours waiting at the airport. Granted, much of that is due to more rigorous security screening - time that is generally well spent - but air travel delays and traffic jams are only going to get worse, as more people take to the skies and roads.

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