San Francisco, CA. 2,563 miles to New York, NY

Build it and they will come.

Problems:

The USA is in a recession and the economy is weak soon to be depression.

Global warming CO2 carbon emissions.

Americas dependency upon foreign oil.

World popularity of the USA could be improved.

Useless bailout checks and stimulus packages designed by those without one creative brain cell amongst the whole lot.

Solution:

Build a high-speed electromagnetic railway system from San Francisco, California to New York, New York. This is one bridge that will be going somewhere.

Called …“The Freedom Express Railway System”

Electromagnetic levitation or Maglev trains can travel at speeds of up to 310 mph.

For the last two years I have studied the transportation industry in the United States and I have studied alternative energy sources. The timing for this PLAN is now.

The creation of nearly five million new jobs across America just came in. The best way to address our recession and the weak economy is head on. When life is rough, the rough get going and build things to make our lives better. That is how America was built and became the number one country in the world. If we are going to keep that number one position we have to build for the future. This is my answer to the so called stimulus package that lasted about one day. Strengthen our economy and the dollar will strengthen. It will also strengthen our thinking, attitude, and health of the people in the United States.

Less transportation fuels will reduce carbon emissions into the atmosphere. “Ride the rails …it's good for the world.” Earth is our biggest client and we need to take care of it. This alternative energy has been pushed aside and stepped on by the auto and oil industry in the USA long enough. Trade in your old clunker for another oil dunker?  Tired of going through the airports, cancelled or delayed flights and be happy with what we are given? America now has a competitive choice for about the same cost in just about the same time frame as it would take flying and I will bet you a more relaxing and enjoyable trip.

Imagine the reduction of our dependency of foreign oil. Building alternative energy systems for our transportation infrastructure throughout the USA is a continuation of fighting terrorism in a positive way and on our own turf that everyone can participate in.

The United States of America has always been a world leader in many ways. Building this maglev railway system will set the pace for other large growing countries to follow. If the USA is not making a concerted effort in addressing carbon emissions and the effects of global warming and an effort to utilize ALL alternative energy sources available to us then why should the other countries.

I know that there are many people, companies, and countries waiting on the sidelines to help build for our future and generations to come. We are all waiting for that leader that says …”lets do it!” Lets really build something that brings our country together. Changes the way we are thinking and to be able to challenge ourselves again. We have the technology, and we have the resources, now all we need is to change and someone to initiate that change.

Be different, be daring, be first... I say. Its time to build something that is going to be around for awhile.

I hope that you give serious consideration to this plan A detailed one is presently under construction and will be made available to you and your team if pursued.   If neither party is the “Maverick of Change” then I will be the one. I have never been afraid to stand up to the companies that have kept this plan from happening and once again we continue in a circle buying more vehicles.  Turn Detriot factories into railway manufacturers.  I will be seeking financial investors with deep pockets in both China and Dubai, after all China did build America’s first railroad so is America just going to sit around for another 20 years until they build our next. There are plenty of companies that would be more than happy to show America how to take on the business as usual camp and build something of such magnitude like the great wall of China or the pyramids of Egypt, but it would sound a whole lot better if America got together and built it ourselves. 

America...  building something together!

It can and will be done. There is no more time for a government long drawn out feasibility study completed in the next 10 years maybe. I can have this railway (or at least the heart of it from coast to coast) built within the next two years as we will have project teams it will be a huge contest and fun. This is Americas next reality television show and everyone will be watching.

Thank you for taking a moment out of your day to get a real-time pulse on one of the minds of America. This is just one of MY dreams and I think a great leader should ask all the children of his country and of the world for that matter… “What is your dream?” “Write to me.” “Send me a letter.“ “ Tell me what is on your mind, and what are your goals? What ideas do you have to make this world a better place!” You live in the greatest nation in the world and this is still a country where dreams are made!” There… you have just created a dream pool for many to seed. Just imagine what great things could grow from it. Fresh ideas from new minds that make the world go around. Reach out to those young minds that are waiting to be impressed. Its time to light that fire you had from years ago …full steam ahead.

Yours Respectfully,

Brett D. Harwood

Creator, Innovator, Dreamer, and World Changer

Portland, Oregon 97203

USA

Tel: 503.333.9914

Fax: 503.240.8530l

　168 billion dollar stimulus package that lasted about one day.

5 trillion dollars spent thus far on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

If the sea level rises 20 feet from global warming ice melt it will cost an estimated 9,500 trillion dollars world wide.

Freedie and Fannie bailout 1 trillion dollars.

AIG bailout 85 billion dollars.

800 billion dollar Wall Street bailout ...and we blamed Madoff for only 150. 

The cost of building a high-speed electromagnetic (maglev) railway system from San Francisco to New York that will cut CO2 towards global warming efforts, reduce fuel consumption and reduce oil dependency from foreign countries, provide nearly 5 million jobs and strengthen the US economy, and provide an alternative choice in traveling across America while saving the planet   ….Priceless!

For everything else there is MasterCard …or at least until our government bails them out too.