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Re: Romney: ''I'd Get Rid Of Amtrak Subsidy'' |
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Posted by WillD on Wed Mar 14 23:41:58 2012, in response to Re: Romney: ''I'd Get Rid Of Amtrak Subsidy'', posted by kp5308 on Wed Mar 14 18:57:38 2012. Never mind that that push at re-regulation was directly related to the realization that any realistic plan to operate increased passenger service without building dedicated lines was to regulate the freight railroads now using them. If you want a meaningful increase in intercity rail service without building dedicated high speed rail lines it'd be impossible for them to stand a chance at attracting a passenger without regulation. You can either have your "cheap" "high speed" (two lies for the price of one!) rail on existing tracks with regulation, or you can buck up and pay for the dedicated lines which will ensure our intercity passenger traffic growth does not come at a cost to our freight railroads.Of course you can also continue shelling out even more for air and road network improvements to get an ever-decreasing ROI. While that's clearly the Republican party's preferred alternative, I trust you'd break with your party's platform on that matter. |
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