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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,948 posts)

2. Amtrak needs more routes and more frequency.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Apr 26, 2024, 11:35 AM

Apr 26

If the one and only Amtrak train that I can take (The Southwest Chief) travelled through my city in the middle of the night, I doubt I'd ever take it. Fortunately, mine is a daylight train.

I live in New Mexico, and it's absurd that I can't get to Denver directly by train. The current system requires me to go to Chicago or Los Angeles first. I believe that after Katrina, some trains in Florida were never restored. That's truly a shame.

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Amtrak seeks $300m for Great Lakes-area stations [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Apr 26 OP

Don't forget to put the trains in, Amtrak! Wonder Why Apr 26 #1

Amtrak needs more routes and more frequency. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 26 #2