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The question of "Could North American society...(?)" is moot. The fact is we allowed our rail infrastructure for both passenger and freight to shrivel to a fraction of what it once was. <br /> <br />The more proper question today is "What SHOULD we do to revive and redevelop our rail infrastructure to enable better passenger rail and expanded capacity to move more freight.?" We have a bill now before Congress... Senate Bill 1516... that can get that process started. It would finally fund Amtrak on a proper multi-year basis. But more importantly, it would establish a first-ever federal funding program that states could draw from to re-build rail infrastructure for both passenger and freight rail. <br /> <br />Unfortunately, we (as railfans) have a tendency to dwell on the past instead of advocating for a better future. We need to be letting our members of Congress know that we need to correct this huge imbalance in our transportation system that has left us with congested highways and airways.
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