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The US should focus on expanding existing commuter service and adding missing routes near higher density populations. I live hundreds of miles from a prospecti
by maxerickson 6y ago
The US should focus on expanding existing commuter service and adding missing routes near higher density populations.
I live hundreds of miles from a prospective endpoint of a massively expanded Amtrak, in a region about the size of the Netherlands, with 1/50th the population. There's not even a reasonable comparison to be made.
- yardie 6y agoUnfortunately, the money has to come from the national budget. Which means every state gets their say in how it’s spent. So yes, a commuter rail linking east coast cities makes sense. Now, get 17-19 Midwestern states to approve it as well. And that’s where you have the problem. It’s not what makes financial sense, it’s about how can I maximise this politically.
- bluGill 6y agoThe Midwest isn't a problem as it is dense enough to support it. The west is left out.