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To: John Koligman who wrote (36636)5/8/2014 10:28:39 AM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 42652
 
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The roughly 800 mile trip from Beijing to Shanghai takes less than five hours. I'd never fly if I could do that...

Would that still be true if you had to pay for it, with no more subsidy per passenger mile then air transport gets? I doubt it.



To: John Koligman who wrote (36636)5/8/2014 10:35:20 AM
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Amtrak doesn't own those tracks. Freight railroads do. Probably a lot more freight than people is "shipped" by railroad, and freight takes priority.



To: John Koligman who wrote (36636)5/11/2014 7:38:43 AM
From: Alighieri  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 42652
 
Just returned from a five week cross country driving trip and I can attest to the deplorable condition of the highways I traveled. I particularly remember Arizona, from Needles CA to Flagstaff it is a very rough ride. Truckers routinely travel in the left lane to avoid the potholes and the wear and tear on their rigs. And the interesting part is that the condition of the roads changes at each and every county line...it's a mess.

Al


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