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Yes, it cost less to fly from Denver to Chicago, but have you checked the fares for flying between Omaha and Salt Lake City? Its the same in Texas. One can fly very cheaply from Dallas to Chicago with roundtrip fares as low as $250, but will find a completely different story when flying from say Texarkana and Austin and Texarkana and Springfield with fares never below $500 roundtrip. This is where Amtrak is competitive, in the smaller markets Amtrak beats the airlines in importance and in price. On my recent yoyage on Amtrak last week I rode from Cleburne, Texas to Chicago on the Eagle, from Chicago to New York City on the Lake Shore Limited, from New York City to Washington DC on the Acela. The trains were on time for a change, Mr. Gunn must have scared the daylights out of UP, and the trains averaged about 40 mph on the Eagle with mostly single track, 60 mph on the Lake Shore Limited with mostly double track, and over 100 mph on the Acela, electrified triple/quadruple track. The point is Amtrak got me there in two days, I doubt whether I could drive that far in two days. Flying is out of the question with my inner ear condition. But even if I flew, I would not have seen the Empire State Building or the Sear Tower. However, I am convinced that if America invested in HSR I would have gotten there in one day. And yes Amtrak has received billions since its inception, but I will guarantee you that if Amtrak had received the same billions the airlines have received or the highways have received in subsidies, HSR would be in place today.....and I would have gotten there in one day.....
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