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Just back from a thoroughly enjoyable 11 day tour of the USA with my wife, taking in (in order) New York, Chicago, San Antonio, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Raton and back to LA. Very comfortable trains, but a shame the track quality seems to leave much to be desired in many places, as does the permission to proceed from Union Pacific on several occasions! <br />Its a great shame your Government and people are generally so biased towards road travel. Those who complain about raising the price of fuel by a couple of cents per gallon should visit Europe where we pay around 7 (yes SEVEN) dollars per gallon. <br />I briefly looked at some comments about the merits of keeping Amtrak going. Hey, if Amtrak had free use of the tracks, or alternatively you all had to pay and book a path every time you used the roads, then you'd have more of a level playing field to comment! <br />We heard many comments (rumours or otherwise) from people who say your Government wants to get rid of Amtrak. Don't let them do it, its an excellent service but in need of support and decent investment. A tiny fraction of the vast resources you people plough into your roads and cars would provide railways which could be as good as or even better than those we have in Europe, it's a shame more people don't realise this! <br /> <br />I'd be pleased to hear any responses to this.......
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