[masklinn]

> And don't forget that our current "solution" ... AmTrak ... is probably the worst public train system in the developed world.

In absolute, that's true. When you take in account their limitations, mandates and everything however, they're really doing pretty good. Amtrak has pretty been much treated as an enemy (of everybody) from the start, doesn't help.

[aidenn0]

Yeah, I don't have the numbers, but I would bet a that AmTrak gets far fewer government dollars per passenger-mile than any western european rail system.