Using existing rail rights-of-way, the best route to San Francisco, a congenial destination for New Yorkers, would take you through Harrisburg PA, Columbus OH, Indianapolis IN, Springfield IL, Lincoln NE, Cheyenne WY, Salt Lake City UT, Carson City NV and Sacramento CA. All aboard?
Some hopes were raised that a more orderly and rigorous process could be utilized for decisions affecting these and other foreign availability assessments when Dennis Kloske in August 1989 pledged to Senator Malcolm Wallop (R-WY) to ensure that Defense Department and intelligence community judgments were given appropriate weight.