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I wasn't suggesting that Autotrain would necessarily become a privately financed and run operation. Just that it would have its own place in the sun, not lost in the problems of Amtrak. Perhaps it would be subsidized as airline services to small markets have been. Maybe government-backed leases for new equipment. Something specific and measureable nonetheless. (I'm certainly not an expert on the subject). Maybe it could flourish from there because its basics are sound for TODAY. The article mentioned that the service is attracting several different types of customers. I also might add that the fastest growing population segment is those people between 60 and 65. The baby boomers are getting older. AARP has political power. Where I live, even rail-to-trail routes receive government backing; for walking, biking, in-line skating, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, ATVing, horseback riding... All modes of transportation are being subsidized. I'm not thrilled about government subsidies, because they distort economic conditions and 'someone' is paying for them. There's no free lunch. In today's reality though, they're part of the transportation fabric.
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