See the U.S.A., on a train.
Posted on 03/16/2005 6:22:32 PM PST by Tribune7
An effort to defy the White House and back continued subsidies for Amtrak passenger rail service failed in the Senate on Wednesday.
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The administration says it will subsidize a passenger rail network only if Amtrak is dismantled and its routes and planning are taken over by states and opened to competitive bidding.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
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I guess this is the 'lame duck' administration the dims were talking about :-)
Dems really love ol' Scamtrak.
I'd hate to see our Adirondack line disappear, but the Porkbarrel Express needs to stop.
Amtrak, which has never made money in its 34-year history and lost more than $600 million last year, is considered to be an outdated and inefficient system by administration budget and transportation planners.
Wow. A rare moment of honest from Reuters.
Anyway, The Senate actually made good today on at least three issue. ANWR one step closer to actuality. prevented supermajority on previous taxes being made permanent. And denied Amtrak further spending. Reps need to be congratulated.
That's another point. Dubya said he wasn't unwilling to provide subsidies -- just not to Amtrak.
Imagine the incredible Rail Trail System we could have.
That's a concept with which to torture Dems. :-)
We should do the same thing for the airline industry. Screw bailing out these losers. Time for the airlines to provide air traffic controllers and security. If they can't live on the revenues they generate by ticket sales, let them wither on the vine. While we are at it lets get the feds out of the transporation business. Let the states handle their own roads. Let get a refund of federal dollars on the Big Dig.
Who crossed party lines on this?
Hey Vast - I've heard some good things about DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit for you Trib) - what do you think of it - does it work well there?
I'm curious as to how Arlen voted. (He voted right on ANWR, believe it or not.)
Now remember if your comparing it to SEPTA you can't help but think it's good.
bttt
With George W. all the way on this. Wasnt Amtrack supposed to be supporting itself by now instead of draining government coffers of billions?? They had their shot...they blew it. Time for a new approach!
Haha.......well, I have never ridded DART - it was just a dream on a chalk board when I lived in the Dallas area 25 years ago.............. but I have ridden SEPTA......... I'll have to rely upon VRWCmember to tell me how good DART is.........
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