Why Amtrak Doesn't Deserve Aid Anymore

Joseph Vranich, a self-confessed champion of passenger trains, is against government funding for Amtrak.

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December 24, 2001, 10:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"No one could call me anti-train. For 30 years, I've been a staunch supporter of rail passenger service in America... Today, I'm still a champion of passenger trains. And I could still favor government funding to keep the trains running -- on one condition: that not a penny of it goes to Amtrak.Amtrak just doesn't deserve any more of the government largess it has managed to fritter away over the decades."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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Sunday, December 23, 2001 in The Washington Post

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