Report: Amtrak loss comes to $32 per passenger

apdst said:

It's not a point of view, it's historical fact, that the interstate system was built to create a network of large volume highways that would allow the US military to deploy to different parts of the country, more rapidly, in the event of an invasion. So, scrapping the interstate system might be a tad bit of a bad idea.

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winston53660 said:

Rail would be better in achieving that considering the size of the USA. Ill link later when I get home.

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apdst said:

Oh, I understand your point. You want to use government controlled industries to push your political agenda.

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winston53660 said:

Rail would be better in achieving that considering the size of the USA. Ill link later when I get home.

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j-mac said:

Well, apdst has it right that the major Interstates were built for military deployment, but the Intrastate system, including the Interstate highways were also put in place for commerce. That's right the trucks! They are my highways, we just let you drive on them.....:lol: Rail may be trying to make a comeback in the commercials you see about transporting goods, but they are only as good as the lines they travel. How you going to get those goods to market? That's right, a truck!


j-mac

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apdst said:

How about that trick math they use to snow people into thinking that they can move 1 ton of freight, 400 miles, on 1 gallon of fuel?...lol

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j-mac said:

Yeah, every time I see that I just start laughing.....going to be a lot of pissed off people when they find out they have to go to the rail yard to shop.


j-mac

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