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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Brian Keefer: [QB] I don't think that it is fair to worry about the breakdown on who rides Amtrak. So what if it was 100% pleasure/personal - the tourist dollars that are generated by these people at their destinations translate into business. So in my opinion, pleasure travel can be equal to business travel - it transports the potential customers to the vendor. If you reduced the options to Greyhound many would not go. Travel by car is more expensive than just hopping in the car and going for a long road trip. You have meals, fuel, and lodging. All of these add up very fast. Amtrak can never improve its efficiency until it is properly funded. I would like to see what a properly funded Amtrak would look like. I imagine that a more efficient Amtrak would encourage new riders. A more efficient Amtrak is one that is user friendly to all potential riders regardless of the state that they come from. What is really not fair is that the east and west coasts get the very best of Amtrak while the middle of the country is treated as a step child. If you make it easier to catch a train, more people will ride. For what its worth, Brian [/QB][/QUOTE]
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