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[quote user="schlimm"] This article seems to pretty well sum up a lot of what gets discussed round and round on this forum.  <a href="http://www.midwesthsr.org/fred-frailey-and-xpresswest">http://www.midwesthsr.org/fred-frailey-and-xpresswest</a> [/quote] Indeed it does!  And like some of the postings to these forums, Mr. Harnish is long on emotion and short on in-depth data. His claims are laced with wide sweeping generalities.They have little if any supporting data. Sounds to me like he might have been a preacher in his previous life. Most people's views regarding any number of subjects, including passenger rail, are hardened. They are not likely to be persuaded by facts.  It is not unlike elections.   I have a friend who is a political consultant.  She tells me that elections are won in the middle by a relatively small number of independents who have not made up their minds. Going after the hard core base at the ends of the political spectrum is a waste of time.   People who believe that the government should operate a passenger rail system will never be persuaded otherwise.  People who believe that government should get out of the passenger rail business will never be persuaded otherwise. Both sides will cherry pick the numbers to support their point of view and will ignore the data that doesn't.
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