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Re: Amtrak Wants $75 Billion To Create More Money-Losing Routes
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Bill Flett
May 31, 2021, 11:17:51 AM5/31/21
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On 5/31/2021 8:03 AM, Kurt Nicklas wrote:
> On Sat, 29 May 2021 18:16:04 -0700, Bill Flett <notg...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On 5/29/2021 4:12 AM, Yak wrote:
>>> https://reason.com/2021/05/28/amtrak-wants-75-billion-to-create-more-money-losing-routes/
>>>
>>>
>>> But *this time* it'll work....really....we mean it!!!
>>>
>>> =====
>>>
>>> With "Amtrak Joe" at the helm, America's premier passenger rail service is going
>>> for broke with the release of its 15-year "Corridor Vision." The company's plan,
>>> which was published yesterday, calls for service improvements along 25 existing
>>> routes, the creation of another 39, and the expansion of service to 160 new
>>> cities across the country.
>>>
>>> To bring this vision into reality, the for-profit Amtrak is asking for $75
>>> billion in new federal funding and the power to enforce the prioritization of
>>> its own passenger trains' movement on tracks owned by private freight rail
>>> companies.
>>
>> The U.S. needs to abandon the idea of passenger rail service on all but a very
>> few routes:
>>
>> Los Angeles — San Diego
>> Seattle — Portland
>> Washington DC — Baltimore — Philadelphia — NYC
>> NYC — Boston
>>
>> That's about it. Those routes make sense. Nothing else does.
>>
>> I once took the train from L.A. up to San Luis Obispo — beautiful route, a lot
>> of it along the coast. It's about 190 miles. It took about six hours. It's
>> about 3 hours by car. I enjoyed the trip, but wouldn't do it again.
>
> Prof. Canoza thinks he knows all about trains because he once took a 190
> ride?!
What is a "190 ride"? <chuckle>
You fucked up again.
> On Sat, 29 May 2021 18:16:04 -0700, Bill Flett <notg...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On 5/29/2021 4:12 AM, Yak wrote:
>>> https://reason.com/2021/05/28/amtrak-wants-75-billion-to-create-more-money-losing-routes/
>>>
>>>
>>> But *this time* it'll work....really....we mean it!!!
>>>
>>> =====
>>>
>>> With "Amtrak Joe" at the helm, America's premier passenger rail service is going
>>> for broke with the release of its 15-year "Corridor Vision." The company's plan,
>>> which was published yesterday, calls for service improvements along 25 existing
>>> routes, the creation of another 39, and the expansion of service to 160 new
>>> cities across the country.
>>>
>>> To bring this vision into reality, the for-profit Amtrak is asking for $75
>>> billion in new federal funding and the power to enforce the prioritization of
>>> its own passenger trains' movement on tracks owned by private freight rail
>>> companies.
>>
>> The U.S. needs to abandon the idea of passenger rail service on all but a very
>> few routes:
>>
>> Los Angeles — San Diego
>> Seattle — Portland
>> Washington DC — Baltimore — Philadelphia — NYC
>> NYC — Boston
>>
>> That's about it. Those routes make sense. Nothing else does.
>>
>> I once took the train from L.A. up to San Luis Obispo — beautiful route, a lot
>> of it along the coast. It's about 190 miles. It took about six hours. It's
>> about 3 hours by car. I enjoyed the trip, but wouldn't do it again.
>
> Prof. Canoza thinks he knows all about trains because he once took a 190
> ride?!
What is a "190 ride"? <chuckle>
You fucked up again.
Kurt Nicklas
May 31, 2021, 11:21:39 AM5/31/21
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On Mon, 31 May 2021 08:17:50 -0700, Bill Flett <notg...@gmail.com>
"You just conceded defeat again. I'll add it to the list. I've
instructed you
om [sic] that before."
---Bill Flett 5/28/21 Dwarfie turns Hindu!
"your fuckwitted phony patriotic believees[sic] should be
financially penalized."
---Rudy Canoza, " 2/27/21 Noun or verb, "Rudy". Which will it be??
Enjoy!
instructed you
om [sic] that before."
---Bill Flett 5/28/21 Dwarfie turns Hindu!
"your fuckwitted phony patriotic believees[sic] should be
financially penalized."
---Rudy Canoza, " 2/27/21 Noun or verb, "Rudy". Which will it be??
Enjoy!
Bill Flett
May 31, 2021, 11:28:01 AM5/31/21
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Now answer the question, faggot: What is a "190 ride"?
Kurt Nicklas
May 31, 2021, 11:35:54 AM5/31/21
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On Mon, 31 May 2021 08:28:00 -0700, Bill Flett <notg...@gmail.com>
Ask these guys:
Bill Flett and Rudy Canoza - a friendship before Usenet
https://tinyurl.com/p5f7vwe8
<snickers>
Bill Flett and Rudy Canoza - a friendship before Usenet
https://tinyurl.com/p5f7vwe8
<snickers>
Bill Flett
May 31, 2021, 11:46:57 AM5/31/21
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Kurt Nicklas
Jun 2, 2021, 2:23:41 AM6/2/21
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On Mon, 31 May 2021 08:46:56 -0700, Bill Flett <notg...@gmail.com>
Wow! Even these guys would think you are SERIOUSLY triggered there in
Sacramento!
Sacramento!
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