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Bush Budget to Scrap Subsidy for Amtrak
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Polizi: Yes, including dozens of them in the U.S. They are mostly categorized as tourist railroads; short lines looking for cash flow; companies that do not expect the passenger train to contribute to its share of track costs, capital costs, and overhead; and companies where the passenger train serves something such as a public-relations purpose or another purpose where the benefits are something other than pure contribution to profit. <br /> <br />But a large system that totally sits on its own without any significant government subsidy in any form? No. They all get one, in some form or another, and it's usually immense. Most people in most countries don't care -- I include the U.S. in that -- because they perceive the value they receive to outweigh the demand on their tax bill it creates. <br /> <br />OS
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