Which they might be, except for the most potent enemy of passenger rail in America: Amtrak itself.
Local commuter networks, yes, but I must admit to being very unconvinced by long distance passenger rail travel.
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In his remarks Friday, Biden argued that every modern passenger rail service in the world depends on subsidies.
America's passenger rail system, which was deregulated in 1997, is supposed to cover its operating costs by December 2002.
Campaigners hoping for the re-opening of a passenger rail route between Portishead and Bristol have been travelling on the line.
But perhaps getting any kind of choo-choo back in Chattanooga, which has no passenger rail station anymore, is a victory.
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But many states lack a dedicated source of funding for passenger rail.
The railway will re-establish a passenger rail link between Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders for the first time in more than 40 years.
The railway will re-establish a passenger rail link for the first time in more than 40 years between the capital and the Scottish Borders.
Are you -- is this administration working with Amtrak to try to work something out to enforce security on the rail system, passenger rail?
Each team will facilitate Federal field office coordination on regional infrastructure priorities including passenger rail, renewable energy, electricity transmission, oil and gas production, and drought mitigation.
Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) spokeswoman Nana Zenani said although the driver has slowed down before impact, it did little to help the passengers.
Both the Senate and the House have passed bills to raise money for passenger rail, but the White House wants private operators to be more involved.
But is Amtrak working off -- I'm talking about passenger rail now -- because some of these corridors, particularly the East Coast corridor into Washington is very sensitive.
States will have the ability to use their unspent earmarked highway funds, some of which are nearly 10 years old, on any eligible highway transit passenger rail or port project.
He said that the first quarter of 2008 would confirm the company's progress, thanks to a boost in road traffic through the tunnel and "outstanding" growth from the Eurostar passenger rail service.
Alone and in partnership with Amtrak, Caltrans is also involved in the support of intercity passenger rail service in California, and is a leader in promoting the use of alternative modes of transportation.
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America's rail advantages again began to shine compared with the nationally regulated carriers of Europe, where freight plays a secondary role to passenger traffic (the reverse is true in America, where passenger rail is still a poorly served and money-losing industry).
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"Passenger rail service, especially services at higher and high speeds, will require new safety rules, constant public capital investment and operating subsidies, and balance with freight rail service and the rest of the national transportation system -- and currently only some of these elements are in place, " according to a GAO report.
Meanwhile, the Rail Passenger Council said GNER's decision was "perfectly understandable" under the circumstances.
We've seen massive growth in rail passenger numbers, so this is taking HS2 so it serves the north.
In 1970 Congress created Amtrak to take over the ailing rail passenger service.
Although it lost out on the West Coast Main Line rail franchise, First said it was benefitting from strong passenger growth in its rail services.
Given the fact that the private sector abandoned rail passenger service two generations ago and it is only maintained by government effort really undercuts the sense of importance of the project that the protagonists are embarking on.
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As part of the First Great Western community rail festival, passenger trains are being run on a section of the route - currently used for freight.
Jon Crampton, of Network Rail, said passenger and freight demands had led to the reinstatement of the line and it was likely to be a reality soon.
Earl Attlee said a recent survey by Passenger Focus had reviewed UK rail fares and, although the "overall picture was mixed", the country compared favourably with other European countries "in respect of many ticket types, particularly on longer distance tickets purchased in advance".
Its report highlighted poor forecasting about passenger demand for the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, which had "proved over-optimistic".
The Transport Committee on Monday at 4.05pm quizzes representatives from the rail sector along with Passenger Focus, TfL and the Passenger Transport Executive Group.
Anthony Smith, of consumer group Passenger Focus, said passengers would be pleased to see Network Rail and the train companies "planning together to keep investing to meet key passenger priorities as shown by Passenger Focus research".
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