How about just improving the existing crappy rail service ? Its pretty good in the NE, but horrible in the rest of the country. Lumbering, slow, uncomfortable and often interrupted by a break-down and getting put on a bus to complete the trip. A visit to Europe really makes me wonder what's wrong with our country's priorities.
Most of Texas rails are privately owned, making Amtrak forced to pull over when freight comes through late or off-schedule. Worse, there is only one set of tracks.
We have to go to Chicago to get to Denver - takes 2 days.
I just think rail should have been a bigger priority.
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