"However, I cannot escape the observation that passenger trains are a technology of the past. The railroad industry realized that long-distance passenger rail was a losing proposition, and moved on many years ago. That’s why we have government-subsidized Amtrak, which runs deficits and is both inefficient and extremely expensive. Taking Amtrak from D.C. to Chicago costs five times as much as taking a plane and takes five times as long. Amtrak remains the refuge of retirees, train aficionados, flying phobics, and students upgrading from Greyhound."
C. Scott Litch
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