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True, we live in a the "I want it 5-minutes ago" age. I myself have been and at times still am guilty of that attitude. But, everytime I have ridden a train, I have made it a point to talk to as many folks as I can and find out why they took the train. Most echoed the same sentiments, that train travel was slow, etc. However, many also said that once they realized they could RELAX, they knew it was a better way to travel. I don't think the problem is going to be keeping riders, there are 265 million people in the country so we don't have a thin market for railroads to sell to. The problem is going to be getting people to try rail travel. <br /> <br />As for the delays and priority of the passenger trains, well, that is where the national transportation strategy comes in. Rebuild and expand the rail infrastructure, use technology to push more trains down the line, and make cooperation and coordination of paramount importance. As a side note, what about building up all the abandoned or little used segments of rail right-of-way that exists in this country and letting the passenger trains use those? Takes the passenger trains out of the freight roads hair and gives the freight road one more alternative when needing to reroute traffic. <br /> <br />There are ways to get where we need to be. But we need to start now and make a concerted effort at getting it done. The public is willing to try mass transit again, just look at the continued growth of commuter rail. Local, state and Federal agencies just need to be locked in a room and forced to work together to get transportation heading in the right direction. If we wait another 30 years, it may be too late.
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