On 7/28/2009 12:52 PM, Richard Webb wrote to Bob Ackley:

-> HI Bob,
-> 
-> On Mon 2037-Jul-27 05:00, Bob Ackley (1:300/3) wrote to Richard Webb:
-> 
->  RW>> The railroads would benefit the most, as we'd be utilizing
->  RW>> them more for both passenger and freight.  I maintain
->  RW>> passenger carriage is where the future is for the railroads
->  RW>> if they really want to look at it.
-> 
->  BA>> Especially short haul (<500 miles) passenger traffic. 
But the big
->  BA>> railroads won't be allowed to get back into that business.
-> 
->  RW> OF course they won't, there's this thing called amtrack.
->  RW> Unfair competition from government.
-> 
-> BA> Actually it's Amtrak that doesn't want the competition.
-> 
-> YEp, what I meant if that wasn't clear.

Amtrak came in existence AFTER the railroads ceased passenger traffic cited
it as being a money loser.

 
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