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BandA wrote:I think there is an assumption around here that inland route will resume at some point, requiring WOR-SPG double-track. Commuter rail may close the gaps on the shore line creating "friendly competition" for Amtrak, but probably actually increasing Amtrak demand. Coast Guard will possibly allow more slots for trains on the movable bridges? Are all the Coast Guard restrictions east of the New-Haven - Springfield line?
jonnhrr wrote:And undoubtedly CSX will do a Pan Am and expect costly upgrades to their Springfield - Worcester main before allowing more than a token Inland Route service.
Philly Amtrak Fan wrote:If they really wanted to cut that percentage they could try to blackmail the states into covering the LD routes or at least part of them like they did the state supported routes. I don't believe one of the state supported routes were actually cut as a result of PRIIA. You know which route I say could be the test pilot to blackmail the states to see if they can get off the federal "payroll" and onto the states
OrangeGrove wrote:The idea of the northeast states getting a free ride, via federal funding, while states in the remainder of the nation have to pay the full cost of all their trains is a counterproductive, indefensible concept and a non-starter.
Gilbert B Norman wrote:Sure those in California with its large regional System must wonder why do we pay for ours when the Northeast has theirs paid for by the Feddytrough?
As part of a $2.45 billion loan from the FRA RRIF program, Amtrak will invest in significant station improvements at Washington Union Station and Moynihan Station in New York, as well as safety, track capacity, and ride quality improvements to the NEC. Amtrak is funding this project on its own through this loan, which it will repay through growth in NEC revenues.
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