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[QUOTE]Originally posted by delvyrails: [QB] Why does Amtrak exist? To get people from where they are to where they want to be. It follows that the populations of the places on Amtrak routes is a most important factor in what Amtrak's revenue and public utility will be. Now by the 2000 census, metro NO had 1.3M and Baton Rouge, 706k. From what we hear, those numbers are approximately reversed. Therefore putting BR on the Amtrak system and allowing those 1.3M to reach major places elsewhere (Houston, LA, Chicago, the Northeast, etc.) is Amtrak's proper job. With rerouting, the only metro areas not directly served (30 miles away is to far?) would be Houma (194k) and Lafayette (239k). Lake Charles could be directly served by using the cross link between Kinder and Iowa Jc. If Amtrak is to be run in a publicly responsive manner, that 1.3M now in BR is now more important than maintaining the status quo convenience for the 194k plus 239k. A responsive organization would find a way to put BR on an east-west route, if not on a route to Chicago (via Hammond?), too. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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