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I have a question for all of you who express support for Amtrak. Is it necessarily Amtrak, or just passenger rail in general you support? If it's the latter, then you really should be hoping that the operating portion of Amtrak cease operations, while the oversight portion of Amtrak guarantees the rights of any private operators to run over any of the nation's rail infrastructure. Why is it necessary for the government to be running trains, when it would be more efficient (and cheaper for the taxpayers) to just partially subsidize the private operators (maybe by a few cents of the diesel fuel tax). I do believe it is possible for passenger rail to be quasi-profitable in the USA with the right incentives thrown in, but I absolutely LOATHE Amtrak in its current state. <br /> <br />Of course, this would be alot easier if the feds would just break up the Class I's into separate operating and infrastructure companies, aka AT&T-style, aka OPEN ACCESS!. Then it would be easier to justify using federal monies to upgrade our nation's rail infrastructure, which would then aid in allowing private operators to attempt to run passenger trains. I'll bet there's lots of potential entrepreneurs who would love a chance to run passenger trains over the nation's rail grid, if only they were given a chance.
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