I'm tired and a bit grumpy so,

[K.C.]

The government is too dumb to fund rail properly. Every time Amtrak needs money there is moaning about how Amtrak always loses money and how we should just scrap the service entirely.

Well brainiacs... how much profit does the Interstate Highway system return? how much profit do the big, publicly funded, airports return?

Wow! Somebody else thinks the same thing I do about this! I have tried to talk about this with some people but they just dont comprehend how rail travel can be a highly efficient way of traveling. It's really a great way to see the country AND, with high speed rail, get them quickly. It's cool to go fast!

[loki]

The government is too dumb to fund rail properly. Every time Amtrak needs money there is moaning about how Amtrak always loses money and how we should just scrap the service entirely.

Well brainiacs... how much profit does the Interstate Highway system return? how much profit do the big, publicly funded, airports return?

exactly, but rail isn't subsidized nearly like highway and air.

I think news and everyday citizens should know exactly what's going on when the elected to represent us are "on the job". they work for us (supposed to) so why can't we have the power to see what goes in and out of their inboxes, publicaly know what they do, who they talk to, and such.... like how a company could keep tabs on their employees