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[QUOTE]Originally posted by notelvis: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Tanner929: [qb] To the Tar Heelers, Whrn while NC have a system that will link your econcomic centers and the coast lines that does not relay on Amtrak and build a commuter line the state needs, ahh but all I've seen is Highway building. [/qb][/QUOTE]The Piedmont links Raleigh, Greensboro, and Charlotte. These are North Carolina's three largest cities. Much is comic about them and they are also financial centers. The train's consist is entirely owned by the NCDOT. It is serviced by NCDOT employees. The stations it stops at have been refurbished using NCDOT funds. The very tracks this train runs on are......you guessed it......owned by the state of North Carolina and have been improved using NCDOT funds. While Amtrak crews operate this train under contract to the state NCDOT (who is thus paying those salaries), the name 'Amtrak' does not appear on any of the equipment. The only reliance on Amtrak is for connection to the outside world. Elsewhere, lightrail is under construction in Charlotte and heavy commuter rail is under consideration there. The plan for commuter rail service in the Triangle area, admittedly, seems stalled and isn't something I expect to see anytime soon. No other southern state has yet made this degree of investment in passenger rail. Are we satisfied with the amount of service we have? Not at all. We are all hopeful that we will soon have an additional midday rountrip between Raleigh and Charlotte. We hope to see passenger service restored to Wilmington. I hope that I live long enough to buy a ticket to ride the first train when scheduled passenger service returns to Asheville. Come on down and have another look Tanner. You might see some things that would change your mind. Take the Crescent though......you'll avoid having to ride more than a couple of miles on CSX that way. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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