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I don't think that Amtrak supporters have enough political clout that their support is worth making a deal for... as you yourself stated, they are the "cranks and the fans". I agree with your comments on visibility. I do not agree with issues on state fair share. If Mississippians do not want their legistlature to pay for trains then so be it.... and then get no rail service. Fair is fair. We in Oregon are on Cascade Corridor Service. We have frequent trains to Seattle but only one in Oregon to Eugene. Why? Because the Seattle - Portland trains are largely paid for by WA State DOT. Oregon's Legislature does not put up the funds to pay for it's share of the project, so they only get the one Amtrak paid for Eugene train. So be it. I disagree with the leg but that's life. If there was enough demand then there would be complaints in Salem and the funding would make it to the top of the ODOT funding list. But there are not enough people who want to ride a train between Portland and Eugene... so why would we want the Fed to waste money there? States are much better at knowing what their constituents want and use than a beltway bureaucracy ever will. The only case where I agree with you funding comment is in long distance service. But Corridor service and Long Distance service are two entirely different fields. Alexander in Oregon
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