With fuel prices going thru the roof ... a viable railroad system is needed to transport agricultural products, coal, general freight and ... you guessed it, people. On another thread an article is written about Medicaid fraud and how the gov't is bilked out of billions of dollars annually ... taxpayer money that could be used to help upgrade our rail system. A viable railroad system in the U.S. is a must ... more than ever.
For my purely selfish reason I prefer travel by train myself. I am a firm believer that if God wanted me to fly he would have given me winggs. Also traveling by Greyhound is my idea of Heck on earth!