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 [quote]  Recently, Kummant appeared on TV, saying that the system could expand between 50% and 100%.  But let's be realistic: this is only possible with adequate capital funds. [/quote]As tends to be the case with sound bites, Kummant's comments did not completely reflect his views.  He repeatedly has told the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure that the future for rail passenger services in the U.S. is in high density corridors.  Thus, most of the growth that he was alluding to will be in the corridors.Passenger trains are a solution to a transportation problem.  They fit best in relatively short, high density corridors, since amongst other things trains are designed to move large numbers of people.  Kummant is a savvy business executive.  Like most successful business executives, he is also politically astute.  I suspect that he is going along with the long distance passenger advocates because of political pressures.  Given a choice, I'll bet he would love to be out of the long distance passenger train business.  Well, given the tons of money long distance trains lose, calling it a business is a stretch.
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