Let's Just Give Passenger Rail Back.

[SteelMonsters]

Give it back to the owners that gave up on it back in the 60's? Passenger rail has been hurting since long before Amtrak was formed. Even Amtrak is failing and the government finally got rid of the subsiderary. It was a waste of the average taxpayers money to support railways when they would rather drive their own cars or fly.

Next year it will have been 50 years that air has had more passengers than rail. Cars, busses, and airplanes have become prefered modes of transportation over rail. Even Freight railroads don't want passenger trains around anymore.

I personally like the convenience of my car over any other modes especially rail.

[Anonymous]

Im sorry to say dude but with buch (bush) in office there is no chance in H*LL.
BNSFrailfan.

[FThunder11]

THe freight roads need to run passenger rail. or find someone who know what they're doing, and who WANTS to make a profit. if someone wants it bad enough it'll get done

[Anonymous]

I can hear it now, all those high moral, family value republicians jumbing on this band-wagon! Let's get private enterprise envoled with passenger rail! Give it back to BIG BUSINESS! They can make this failed government operation work!

Jim - Lawton, NV MP 236

[Modelcar]

....I'm sure that will not happen. They had to get out from under the expense of it to survive....So I don't know how the Adminstration believes it can go to priviate enterprize and run it like a business....Businesses need to make money to survive and the passenger rail operation is a service that is not going to make money.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by macguy

...good luck with that one.

I know it certainly makes sense, after all, isn't that what the Bush administration is after, private enterprise taking control of Amtrak.

So, rather than waste time looking for new owners, god, the only right thing to do is give back this failed system to the privious owners!

Jim - Lawton, NV MP 236

[Anonymous]

...good luck with that one.

[Anonymous]

The freight railroads lobbied congress to take passenger rail away...Congress, getting re-election money from these railroads, did just that. Lifted the responsibility right away.

This federal program of passenger rail, called Amtrak, just didn't work. As easily as Congress took these railroad's responsibilities away 34 years ago, let's just give it back.

President Bush is all for making business live up to its commitments. Its time to admit that Amtrak just didn't work. The taxpayers just need to throw this ball back to the server, private enterprise - THE FREIGHT RAILROADS!

Jim - Lawton, NV MP 236