Public Transportation and Smart Growth

Vogon_Glory

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4. Infrastructure again

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #3)

Sat Aug 11, 2018, 08:00 AM

Aug 2018

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You hit a major part of the Southwest Chief’s problem: the Governor Of New Mexico doesn’t want to pay for the upkeep of the former Santa Fe passenger main.

Grand Canyon National Park isn’t the only park that got cocked by right-wing train slayers. Bryce Canyon and the Canyonlands parks in Utah lost rail access when the Reaganites killed the Desert Wind in the 1980’s.

IMO, the Chief got hit by another whammy: the lack of decent connecting North-South rail passenger service in Colorado. Colorado would do well to inaugurate a Centennial State version of New Mexico’s Rail Runner between Fort Collins and Trinidad.

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Essay: The Last Train To Grand Canyon: How Amtrak Fails The National Parks--And America [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 OP

Interesting. I love the train ghostsinthemachine Aug 2018 #1

I can't believe they already closed the station in Williams near the Grand Canyon lunasun Aug 2018 #2

I recently read the book "Waiting on a Train" PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2018 #3

Infrastructure again Vogon_Glory Aug 2018 #4

Exactly. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2018 #5

Compared to most western towns, Santa Fe is the City Different Vogon_Glory Aug 2018 #6

Keep in mind that we were without air service for about four years, PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2018 #7