Agree to a point...I get annoyed when they bail out the airlines as well.
I think the thing is WAY too top-heavy, and private enterprise might just make a go of it.
Trust me, I've driven more miles than normal people do in an entire lifetime with my job. I just think the train is fun for a break from all that....and the scenery in some parts of the country is fantastic. Hard to look at the mountains when driving down a 7% grade in Idaho...trust me...been there, done that!
Agreed there too, FRiend.
I was royally pi$$ed when thGoobermint bailed out the Airlines after 9-11.