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Amtrak subsidies. (Letter to the Editor).(Letter to the Editor)
Regarding "Another Great Train Robbery" ("Correction, Please!," April 8th): As a constitutional conservative and business owner, I certainly agree that we need less government involvement in business. But there are areas of activity that do require government, and they include transportation.
Amtrak is inefficient under the present management. But if Americans are to have dependable rail passenger and freight transportation, government financial assistance is an absolute necessity. Highways, airwaves, and waterways don't make money, and railroads are extremely labor intensive. Passenger rail will never be profitable, but is essential.
However, the March 2002 issue of Trains magazine offers a good plan for improving Amtrak. Federal money will be required to upgrade the service. Neither air nor highway will tolerate ...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire July 2, 1990 700+ words
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 7, 1989 700+ words
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 2, 1988 700+ words
/ N E W S A D V I S O R Y / The Atlanta Chamber of Commerce is exploring a commuter rail and intercity rail service concept for the region during a train trip Friday from Atlanta to Macon with more than 100 Georgia legislators on the New...
- Blue-ribbon panel spells the blues for passenger rail. (federally-appointed...
- Magazine article from: Railway Age Vantuono, WIlliam C. August 1, 1997 700+ words
...be relegated to the desert, where they will hopefully dry up and blow away. The ideas developed by the Working Group on Intercity Rail, appointed by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to suggest solutions to Amtrak's precarious situation...
