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Old Posted Nov 23, 2011, 12:00 AM
waltlantz waltlantz is offline
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Considering that HSR is likely not moving any time soon.

Maybe the president can better entice the public not by selling HSR but an improved Amtrak service.

People here have made interesting points about the long haul services. I don't doubt that we have very informed posters here.

Still, I think it's a problem of priorites.

Amtrak as it stands is a national body. I've seen one state version of it, Amtrak California. I think that more states need to have explicit bodies that focus just on Rail like California does. If the state doesn't feel the need to invest, then let them be, they don't get service.

The only real way to move people between the spaced out West and Frontier, is HSR. However, certain states (Texas, Arizona, Florida) need to commit to having focused bodies on the issue as State DOTs mainly seem like DORs (Roads)

sorry for the ramble.
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