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Amtrak must be overhauled or junked, Secretary Mineta says
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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by Wdlgln005</i> <br /><br />The 50/50 split may be too high. I think the road plan gets a 80/20 mix, with locals putting up 20% of the Interstate project. I'd like to see what the split is for other transit projects. Let's face it, the states & cities should spend SOMETHING on the stations. For long distance trains, each state could put up in relation to their route/miles & stations. For example, CUS is 1/2 owned by Amtrak, the other 1/2 by Metra. The city of Chicago pays NOTHING. There ought to be a way for the city to meet some of the co$ts of operating CUS. <br /> <br />In Friday's news, I see there was also a proposal to build 2 new major Interstates in the South. One would go from Knoxville TN along the to Savannah. A western leg would bypass Atlanta and lead to Natchez MS. I say no more highways till we get a few dollars for Amtrak. It's also time for the state DOT's to stop being employers of roadbuilders and forgetting rail & other forms of public transit. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />There are too much east to west traffic on the interstates 10,20, 40 and 81 We need to add these interstates to assist and relieve places like Jackson Ms, Nashville, Birmingham, Vicksburg and get the trucks off the smaller state roads that may be somewhat aged to safely support commerce in the south. <br /> <br />I will be in Maryland on the Great scale trainshow at Timonium Fairgrounds in April. I gave Amtrak consideration via Texas Eagle to Chicago and then the Captiol limited to Washington, they want 137- for a coach seat and each train needs a day to complete the trip. To use a sleeper roomette added between 270-400- to the bill one way. <br /> <br />I am flying by air with two stops and perhaps 8 hours to Baltimore for a hell of alot less than what it would cost to go amtrak from Arkansas. <br /> <br />Let them figure out why they cannot get passengers onto the trains and deliver them with speedy and "Affordable" service.
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