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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Gilbert B Norman: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Mike Smith: [qb] Mr Norman: The only way this works is for the government to double or triple track the existing routes. [/qb][/QUOTE]Obviously, Mr. Smith, you recognize that if there is to be an expansion of any passenger service, there will need be expansion of track capacity. Secondly, there is only one source from which those funds will come - and that is the public trough. I'm not sure NARP recognizes this little fact of life. The only reference I noted to track capacity was the FAQ that I pasted into an earlier posting. They seem to be suggesting that additional passenger trains WILL be hosted by the Class I's over lines that haven't seen such since A-Day, i.e. Overland Route Elburn to Borie, and if they don't move them efficiently and in the same manner the Central once moved the Century, the wrath of the US government will be breathing down their necks. But you clearly have more intelligence than does anyone at NARP. I suppose some here think it was fortunate 40 years ago, a rich kid chose to blow his play money promoting something that the industry had laid the groundwork to be rid of, but I don't think any railroad managers saw it that way. Of course, there have been publicly funded infrastructure improvements made to investor owned ROW's to enable passenger trains to be handled - and there will be more. But in these instances, most of the improvements are to support regional (commuter) operations and some short distance Corridors on the West Coast. But no such programs are of the scope the 40,000 mile network NARP envisions. I contend that any funds spent, if the railroads would even accept them (which I highly doubt), would attract some additional passengers, but hardly enough to warrant the expenditure. Lisa Myers will have a "field day'. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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