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[quote user="SRen"][quote user="Phoebe Vet"] The attitude you describe is indicative of the "chicken vs the egg" senario the Amtrak faces.People don't ride the trains because the are too slow, too infrequent, and don't go enough places.  Amtrak won't make the trains faster, more frequent, or add more destinations because not enough people ride them.So here we sit.It's not about how much money, it's about priorities.  How many miles of high speed rail could we lay for the price of ONE aircraft carrier, or for the cost of the 23 new (european built) helicopters for the President's transportation desires? [/quote]Big ditos and hazahs to Phoebe Vet.  Samantha always uses the poor performance of underfunded Amtrak to argue against any need to invest in passenger trains.  The reason why Texans think cars first and planes second is because infrastructure that suports autos and airlines is well funded.  If rail infrastructure were funded on the par with highways and airways  passenger trains would be a viable alternative for travel in Texas.Oh, by the way, according to my crystal ball that I have next to my computer we will soon be treated to a lecture by Samantha stating that Texans will never leave behind their cars for trains, she will probably throw in some comment about her red neck neighbors and their Smart cars. [:P][/quote]If you had paid attention to my posts, you should know that I favor rapid corridor rail where the cost of upgrading highways and airways is prohibitive, and the market is sufficient to cover the operating costs.  I don't favor a large investment in passenger rail, e.g. NARP and Passenger Rail Working Group, where there is little justification for it.I have buttressed my views on passenger trains and public transit (pro and con) with numbers that can be validated.  They are predicated on hours of homework as opposed to unsubstantiated opinions based on little if any analytics.  Accusing my neighbors of being red necks, without knowing any of them, is out of order and offensive.  Texans can think for themselves.  They tend to make choices that best suit their needs.  This is the reason most of them have chosen highways and airways.
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