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Amtrak reform council should be liquidated

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These days just about everybody thinks that passenger train travel is a dying part of our transportation system, but what they don't realize is there will always be that uncertainty, when they get on that plane, that there will be some disgruntled Arab or other foreigner that could blow them all to kingdom come. As far as Amtrak is concerned, their best move would be to become independent from the government, so that they won't end up like Conrail. But, for the first few years of high speed rail, there should be government support. Once off the ground, the high speed rail system should be self sufficient. It would be capable of providing fairly competitive service w/air. The last time I flew, the plane had a flat tire on the landing gear, making me an hour and a half late to Atlanta. That made me get disgusted because I could have been in bed in Louisville, KY, but I was stuck in Atlanta until the wee hours of the next morning. By the way, maybe we should just put those senators on a train and then put them on a plane and ask them to compare body space, comfort, and reliability. The last time I checked, trains weren't able to have flat tire. Trains are the backbone of America's transportation systems. If it weren't for freight or passenger trains, America would be in a world of hurt. Sooner or later, hopefully not too late, people will remember the pleasures of train travel that their parents and grandparents talked about at one time or another. <br /> Maxwell <br />
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