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I agree, there should be more grade separations, and more frequency of our passenger trains. But I would not agree to focus on 14 hours without investing into high speed fast trains..... It is the speed of a train that will increase the frequency..... I know, all of you are tired about me complaining about Amtrak service in Texas, but the only way I can see any improvement for service is with much more SPEED! Today it takes the Eagle close to 30 hours to get from San Antonio to Chicago, and close to 22 hours from Dallas to Chicago. To go further east, one must get to Chicago on a daily basis. The other alternative is to take the Sunset Limited to Jacksonville, and make connections there to go further north. But the Sunset Limited runs only 3 times a week, It is not a daily service, and there is a very long wait in the wee hours of the night in San Antonio. Yet, there is another choice, which is to take the Amtrak bus from Dallas to connect with the Sunet Limited in Houston going east. But who do you know wants to catch a bus around midnight and ride a bus for 4 hours? 900 to 1000 miles from Dallas to Chicago, and it is about the same from Houston to Jacksonville. It would only be about a 6-7 hour trip if the trains averaged 150 mph. It would be about a 10-11 hour trip if the trains averaged 100 mph. Today the trains average at less than 50 mph. With a train averaging 150 mph, and finishing its route in 8 hours, this one trainset could make 3 runs a day. I have posted before that we need to invest in high speed rail, with a route along the east coast, from NYC to Chicago, Chicago to Texas (Dallas or Houston) , and Texas to the east coast, (Atlanta or Jacksonville). I prefer electricified high speed trains that can do 186 mph on these routes. We could save some on the other shorter routes by using the Jet train that can do 150 mph. Not all of the routes would necessarily need to be electrified. BUT ANY PLAN THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE TEXAS IS DOOMED IN CONGRESS! No Amtrak trains in Texas means no Amtrak trains anywhere!
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