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Building a system, as you put it, will, I beleive, put the system out of reach. Rome wasn't built in a day. Start medium speed (90+) on existing tracks- no additional infrastructure required. <br /> <br />Then, gradually improve track structure to bring speeds up to 120+. Increase frequency. <br /> <br />Then add new row in strategic corridors- perhaps California, Texas, and Chicago radiating corridors, and increase speeds here to 150+ etc... etc... implement it slowly, but starting with tilting sets on the freight roads to build up demand. <br /> <br />In other words, gradually ween the public away from freeway and airline travel... slip it in their subconsious, make it part of the daily scene. Then slowly turn up the volume. The interstate highway system wasn't built in a year or a decade either. And it wasn't all built where it is now. I agree, don't sink money in bad engineering, but don't sink it in overbuilt systems either- build slowly, turn the knob gently. <br /> <br />And if you think that turning Amtrak over to the states won't work? Well, why not try both methods then, and if the states want to run trains- Maine, anyone?- then let them too. As long as operations are coordinated under some form of umbrella, to keep the safety up to par.
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