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Originally Posted by Steely Dan
Not that I disagree that rail should be better in the region, but one of the complicatimg factors is that the Midwest is much more "webby", without a super-obvious, hyper-dominant corridor like the northeast has with bos-wash.
Also, the Canadian border and america's general backwardness don't help. chicago-detroit-toronto--ottawa-montreal high speed rail would be a no-brainer in a less stupid part of the world.
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I think the solution is probably a few state owned regional rail agencies with combined service on interstate routes. It would probably look something like the Metro North, which operates in New York and Connecticut, but on a larger scale. NJ Transit also has a couple of rail lines that operate in upstate New York.