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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

no_hypocrisy

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2. My first thought as well.

Reply to Captain Zero (Reply #1)

Tue Aug 5, 2025, 05:44 AM

Aug 5

Make Amtrak liable to its customers for extending trips that should have taken 2-3 hours and now are maybe 4+ hours. Then Congress can have its subcommittee do a study and declare that Amtrak is useless and should be privatized and no longer the responsibility of the federal government.

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Bill aims to prioritize rail freight, untangle congestion A bill stripping government-backed preference given to Amtrak [View all] elleng Aug 5 OP

Sounds like a kill Amtrak bill Captain Zero Aug 5 #1

My first thought as well. no_hypocrisy Aug 5 #2