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I think its time to stop the long distance routes
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Superchief05: [QB] If Amtrak did eliminate it's long distance routes, it would be in serious trouble for a number of reasons. First of all, Amtrak was created as a NATIONAL network of passenger trains. Eliminating the long distance routes would inherently turn amtrak into an operator of scattered corridor services, which is not a national network meeting the traveling needs of the public. Also, if you really look at the numbers the long distance trains are a bargain considering the fact that they serve over 400 towns and cities, many of which have no other major form of mass transportation, cover most of the country providing connections to the corridor services to form a truly national network all for the reasonable cost of around $200 million a year. In contrast, the North East Corridor only serves a relatively small part of the nation and costs nearly four times as much as the long distance trains to operate. In fact, most LD trains have an average ridership factor between 50-70% which beats the average 30-40% for the NEC. Don't just buy into what the media or some politicans say, review the facts first before making statements like that. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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