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I'd like to chime in here with an opinion from a taxpayer and a fan: Amtrak is pretty well down the toilet right now, but it is still an essential piece to our transportation system. I even put it on a higher level than the airlines (when was the last time you saw a train grounded by a terrorist attack or weather?). Since it has been proven that cross-country trains are not economically feasible, I say that Amtrak (or whoever does the rails in the future) should break the routes down into segments. For example, the Zephyr could go Chicago-Omaha, Omaha-Denver, and Denver-Emeryville. The Chief could go Chicago-KC, KC-Albuquerque, Albu-LA. I also think that the Trak needs to get more involved with high speed rails. I for one would love to have a train running from downtown Des Moines straight into Union Station, instead of having to drive an hour to the nearest station. Since we've brought up the subject of bringing back the old passenger trains, I wouldn't mind seeing the old C&NW Executive F running again.
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