When there was a real world market demand, the privately owned New York Central operated the 20th Century Limited in 15 1/2 hours, and it always ran on time. Now that the government operates the service, the Lake Shore Limited is scheduled at 19 1/2 hours and is never on time.
A smarmy demeanor is a poor substitute for knowing what your talking about.
The New York Central fell victim to post-WWII government subsidy of the airline industry and Interstate Highway System.
Your misleading assertion that the service decline is due to government operation is deserving of ridicule.
We no longer live in the 1950s era of cheap, plentiful Oil.
Quite the contrary, $4/gal OPEC profits are subsidized by American military blood that's shed to subdue the jihadists.
We need to do everything we can to reduce our addiction to imported oil. Utilizing energy efficient passenger rail in our more densely populated regions is an obvious step in the right direction.