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Is THIS a Viable Solution to the Current Amtrak Funding Crisis?
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I recently flew from DFW to Las Vegas.... on AirTrans..... Yes, I got there fast and on an airliner that has cheap fares..... But notice, from DFW there are three places to fly to with AirTrans: Las Vegas, Atlanta, and Fort Lauderdale..... In fact, the flight to Fort Lauderdale was an extension of this flight..... <br /> <br />However, there were snafus..... When the aircraft got to Las Vegas, we had to wait a half hour for another aircraft to leave the terminal before we could pull in...... And it happened again at DFW, except this time it was a 45 minute wait...... MAYBE THERE IS PLENTY OF SPACE IN THE AIR, BUT SPACE IS GETTING SHORT ON THE GROUND! <br /> <br />The pilot blamed bad weather up north which caused all of the delays...... Bad weather! Is this the transportation system of the future? Is it getting worst? When will we wake up and realize that the major urban airports are already at capacity? Build another terminal, build another runway..... Come on, are you so deceived that the 20 new gates will only create breathing space for a year or two...... and then we're back were we were...... Its the same with adding lanes to urban freeways..... They fill in practically no time...... <br /> <br />Two or three train coaches can replace any airliner..... A train can pull as many as needed..... just add more locomotives to pull more and more cars..... on real estate that takes up about two lanes of traffic..... for double track main lines..... <br /> <br />Take a look at some city pictures taken from satellites. My favorite is a view of Dallas.... In it notice how wide freeways and their frontage roads, notice how little space DART's double track light rail takes..... A little bridge over RL Thornton freeway downtown shows the reality..... barely a two lane bridge over a 12 lane freeway.... <br /> <br />Then take a look at DFW airport..... Footprint.....means government owned land..... the size of Arlington, Texas practically..... Railroads closed to major terminals and stations can be tunneled underground leaving valuable real estate to be developed by private sources.....adding to the tax roles instead of just the opposite.....
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