Passenger Rail

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DATE : Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:00:00 -0500
Entered in Database : 2009-12-04 11:00:00
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Passenger trains. We're going to have to have more of them. But it would be folly to wait for the market to provide for our needs, because it won't. Passenger rail isn't profitable, anywhere. Let's be frank: it's socialized transportation. To talk about the virtues of train travel, and its politics, I turned to James McCommons, author of the most excellent and just published Waiting on a Train. Jim spent most of 2008 riding around on Amtrak and interviewing top people in the railroad industry, the book being a fun mix of travel writing, reporting and editorializing. It was a great pleasure to talk with Jim and I hope his message gets heard. Total runtime an hour and eleven minutes. Take the train!

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