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But if they had to apy the whole price then they would faint. Travelig across this country with the sleepr coach;meals and other things would ricve the price very high especially considering the cost. Ist quite poosible to experience it at elast halfway now with some privte trains at slower speeds. Its very high but compared to am trak its luxury.Last I checked it was like 3500 from houston to california.AmTralk loss 1 billio last eyar which we makeup.o it limited service which is still mcuh higher than air. I the future we will see super sonic flight with nop sonic boom that is being worked on now.It will again revolutionise travel by air cross country in this country.I can't even ingaine what the cost would be to give the same level of service acrosss the country by train and maintainnig it that airlnes give;besides the cost per passenger really.For trips below 600 ,iles I will still take the highweay trip any day which its control and convenience when you get there without renatl car.I actaully enjoy those short trips with stop control.
You know, I'd happily see some of my tax dollars diverted from road maintenance and ever more road construction to HSR. We can't have that, though, can we? After all, spending tax dollars seems to only be a concern when the spending doesn't benefit you...
Alas, I have to bend over and simply accept that so much money is spent on roads - they benefit us all, right? Never mind that I rarely drive and wouldn't drive at all if that was a possibility. Also, never mind that a heavy vehicle causes more stress on a road surface than a smaller vehicle, meaning that roads need to be resurfaced sooner - I still have to pay for any freedom-loving American in their Suburban or Hummer, regardless of my usage of roads. Oh yeah, my tax dollars are well spent.
I'd say, make it an even expenditure. Or, since so many love the idea of private enterprise, why not make ALL roads private and charge for usage? Don't like that? Well, perhaps $20 a gallon will do the trick - then you are really paying according to your usage. But oh no, taxes spent on roads benefit me and thus, they are perfectly acceptable. Hypocrisy at its best.
Again, if it's such a great idea, private industry can fund and run it.
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I agree. A group a investors backing the project and not my tax dollars.
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Oh it's a great idea, if you have a ton of tax dollars and no plan to ever be profitable.
the roads are not profitable either, what's your point?
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Article 1 section 8 of the Constitution gives the government power to construct roads.
Which airlines are they subsidizing?
and those "constitution roads" are not profitable and are subsidized HEAVILY by the federal gov't, so again I ask, what's your point?
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Amtrak has lost money since it's inception.
so do the roads and bridges that are subsidized by the gov't, what's your point?
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You know, I'd happily see some of my tax dollars diverted from road maintenance and ever more road construction to HSR. We can't have that, though, can we? After all, spending tax dollars seems to only be a concern when the spending doesn't benefit you...
Alas, I have to bend over and simply accept that so much money is spent on roads - they benefit us all, right? Never mind that I rarely drive and wouldn't drive at all if that was a possibility. Also, never mind that a heavy vehicle causes more stress on a road surface than a smaller vehicle, meaning that roads need to be resurfaced sooner - I still have to pay for any freedom-loving American in their Suburban or Hummer, regardless of my usage of roads. Oh yeah, my tax dollars are well spent.
I'd say, make it an even expenditure. Or, since so many love the idea of private enterprise, why not make ALL roads private and charge for usage? Don't like that? Well, perhaps $20 a gallon will do the trick - then you are really paying according to your usage. But oh no, taxes spent on roads benefit me and thus, they are perfectly acceptable. Hypocrisy at its best.
bingo, the hypocricy is amazing amongst the anti-train people. The fed. gov't has subsidized roads, highways, and bridges over Amtrack 64-1. If it was even half that we could have an amazing rail system and when gas was 4.00-5.00/gal. we'd actually have another option but the transportation industry wouldn't like that would they?
I absolutely love traveling by rail. But I do agree that once it became more common in this country, the TSA would step in and make it miserable, just like plane travel. Plus, to increase revenue, they'd probably start making the seats as small as they are in airlines. It would eventually be like taking a plane, but on the ground. Too bad, because I love HSR; it's a very good way to travel and you can see the sights while you're traveling. Europe or Japan didn't mess HSR up, but this country would.
Amtrak actually accounts for half the trips along the NEC and that is expected to grow. The Airliners are pushing for more routes in the region to free up Air Space.....
Sounds like government regulations have made air travel a hassle, so the answer is taxpayers have to pay hundreds of billions on rail transport? No chance that the government would start checking carry on bags for trains? What if a terrorist bomb caused a 20 train car pile-up in a busy train station, do you think we would see the same long lines for inspection on trains?
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