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WHAT IS GOING ON WITH AMTRAK?
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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by brclem</i> <br /><br />Darn government subsidies grants.... I think we may see the privitisation of the passenger rail service again.... wich could mean alot of UP on the west coast or BNSF out here as well.... I don't have a problem with that as long as no one particular rail line has to much of the service nation wide. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />You will NEVER see "privitisation" of long-distance passenger service - NONE of the major roads want it - that is why AMTRAK was formed in the first place! <br /> <br />When AMTRAK is gone, you will have some non-railroad company trying to run the NE commuter rails, perhaps some other company running some Calif rail (the state sure can't afford it!), and NO cross-country passenger rail. <br /> <br />All of this supports the airline companies, which have given a lot of political donations to see it come about - they THINK that they will see more airline passengers ... but not ME !!! <br /> <br />The loss of passenger rail will also have a negative impact on the MRR hobby, IMHO. If you don't ride trains, you might not ever be interested in modeling trains. I know that an AMTRAK trip spurred my entry into the hobby. <br /> <br />
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