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The long distance trains are used by approximately 4/10s of 1 per cent of intercity travelers.  If they were discontinued, few people would miss them.   If there is market (need) for public transportation in a community, i.e. smaller towns and cities, it could be met with buses.  In fact, many of the smaller communities in California are served by Amtrak's connecting buses. If the argument is that Amtrak's long distance trains meet a vital public transport need in towns and cities without adequate air or intercity bus service, then the system should be extend to the hundreds of cities in the country that are not currently served by Amtrak.  In Texas these would include Abilene, San Angelo, Brownwood, Corpus Christie, Brownsville, etc., etc., etc.  These cities have little or no air service.  Of course, doing so would be prohibitively expensive, especially given the debt problems of the federal and state governments.
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