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In my opinion, the only way to resolve the problem is to end government involvement and let free market economics decide what should be done. I don't think Amtrak would survive a week without government support because I think the home roads would dump 'em. And I don't think the major carriers would be intrested in restarting passenger service given the current econimics of the problem. They may keep the local service going which is fine with me as long as it doesn't involve subsidies. Having said all that ... The railroads are required to construct and maintain their own right-of-way. Trucks, buses, etc. don't even begin to pay for the construction and maintanence of their roads. I know they pay fuel taxes, but in no proportion to the actual costs. If the railroads run an overweight load, they have to pay for the damage to the roadbed (eventually). Overweight trucks don't pay except when they get caught. That's not very often even though the technology exists to realy crack down. Still, the only way to find out if an industry deserves to survive is to get the government out of the way and see what happens. Just my $0.02. - Ed
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