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Posted by WillD on Tue Sep 28 20:44:12 2010, in response to Re: Amtrak unveils long-term plan for high-speed rail, posted by Brighton Private on Tue Sep 28 15:59:02 2010. Most of those upgrade programs are already encompassed by Amtrak's as-yet unfunded NEC Master Plan for infrastructure. It seems quite likely that Amtrak is releasing these plans to set a high opening bid for their future funding levels. Claiming to require 120 billion dollars over the next 30 years may seem excessive, but the 10 billion dollar NEC improvement plan filled with those boring but essential improvements is unlikely to attract much attention. This way they can attract some attention and haggle their way down to getting the Master Plan fully funded, hopefully with some leftover funding.Hell, once CAHSR proves to be an amazing success everyone will be clamoring for funds to build their own. Having a plan ready to go for such a dense corridor as the NEC would give us a leg up on other corridors. |
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