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Originally Posted by electricron
And Acela is not responsible to help fund that $28 billion repair bill?
If it was a privately ran operation, it would be.
I'm not the one rejecting reality, you are.
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The figure is inflated and numerous commuter services also use the NEC so the idea that Amtrak is solely responsible for covering the long term infra costs doesn’t seem reasonable and why it’s a good candidate for various federal grants. It’s not a private asset or used like one so that argument is pointless.
Cost for all the bridge replacements which are the big ticket items plus the Baltimore tunnel prob in the $15B range. None of that is “sneaking up” on anybody since Amtrak has listed these needs for decades.