Truffle Trump Wrote:
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> 1. No one knows what either candidate would do
> for passenger rail in this country. It is not an
> issue that concerns Americans.
>
> 2. I agree Amtrak should be given an opportunity
> to prove that passenger rail services can succeed
> in the private sector as a niche competitor with
> airlines, bus lines, and private vehicles. Once
> that is accomplished, Amtrak needs to go away and
> let the private sector take over the business.
>
> 3. Per number 2 above, if anyone can make the
> concept of passenger rail succeed in the modern
> world, it would be someone who knows how to cater
> to the leisure and travel markets, aka Trump. If
> that means sexy stewardesses and gambling in the
> lounge cars, then so be it.

Regarding #2, I don't think you understand how railroads operate. Amtrak doesn't own most the tracks they run on. The companies that do own the tracks usually don't want passenger trains, especially run by a company who will make money off delaying the host railroad's trains.