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[QUOTE]Originally posted by 4020North: [QB] I have to agree with Mike and Mr. Harris; future ridership needs to be taken more seriously. If there is good train service, people will ride it. There are large segments of the traveling population who make trips that don't require intermediate stops, or the use of their own car at their destination. They are simply trying to get from here to there in a safe manner. All the discussion of AMTRAK -- outside of railfan and train advocate circles -- seems to revolve around "losing money" and whether or not we should keep train service, so it's no wonder why few in the general public would give thought to even a modest plan for expansion. But on this site, it's a little harder to understand. I'm not sure where all the criticism of NARP among rail advocates is coming from. "Tilting at windmills" would seem to me more appropriate to apply to people who got all upset at the failure of high-speed rail plans (rightly so) and then decided to blame it on long-distance advocates in some sort of perceived "us or them" situation. One in which we either have high speed, or we have long distance, and not each mode complementing the other. Argument over the best route to take has its place, but does not need to stand in the way of reconstructing our passenger rail system. We'll be stronger by focusing our efforts on what we have in common. Let's have some more explanation why NARP is unrealistic. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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