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2005 Amtrak Funding-Bad News and Good News
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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by RudyRockvilleMD</i> <br />[brThe demand for intercity rail passenger transportation is limited. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />That isn't the problem. Amtrak carried its most passengers ever last year - 25 million. <br /> <br />The problem is shortsightedness that pigeonholes Amtrak as subsidy-driven and a money-loser, when it in fact consumes far less federal subsidy than taxpayer-funded and maintained highways and airports. <br /> <br />This country is so backward in balanced transportation planning and funding.
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