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The point has been made about train service timeliness.  You would still have to beat 600 mile per hour speed of an aircraft, and there isn't a train around capable of doing that.  The only time trains are capable of "competing" with airliners is when people spend more time in the airport trying to get to their final destination than riding a train.Mourning the loss of a passenger train is about as useful as mourning the loss of riverboats on the Mississippi.  There was a time when the majority of freight and passenger service was by boat.  I don't see any hue or cry for a return to the riverboat, or suggestions of subsidy for the Merchant Marine of the United States... which is too bad: we used to have the best Merchant Marine in the world.  Just like we had the best railroads in the world.Our best bet is to have railroads do what they do best- move freight.  I can see government subsidies for improvement to Class 1's if they can prove that the railroad removes trucks from the Interstate highway system.  If fuel prices continue up, passenger service might become economically viable for some metro areas- but it will ALWAYS be mass transit, not "cruise train" accomodations.  No one loves riding the Long Island Railroad, but they have to.
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