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"These passenger trains would average about 80 miles per hour, according to Anderson, and make about four stops along the way." Really!.  Given that the top speed permitted on the current route is 79 mph, how would a train from Dallas to Shreveport average 80 miles per hour with four stops. Makes me wonder how realistic the proponents are? As noted in another post, the intermediate station on-time performance for the long distance trains is approximately 50 per cent. The problem is traffic congestion on the freight carriers that are hosting Amtrak's trains.  Adding another trains is not likely to improve the situation.   What makes anyone think that the UP will permit addition passenger trains on its line between Dallas and points east?  They would fight it tooth and nail.  And they would be right to do so unless they are fully compensated for hosting any passenger trains.
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