This is a question that I have been getting when I mention that I have taken train trips, and it has come up a lot more frequently now that there is a program to reintroduce passenger rail service to Madison, WI. I have replied that just because the questioner won't take a trip does not mean that no one will take a train trip, and that the train route in question will go from Chicago to Saint Paul, MN. In Chicago, there will be connections to over one thousand other destinations, including another speedy train to Saint Louis, MO. However, seeing as how the Republican party has vigorously become vehemently anti-rail, and the R gubernatorial candidate in Wisconsin has made stopping the train one of the central elements of his campaign, I'm encountering some difficulty in convincing folks of the need for better, expanded rail service. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what to do, or how to respond. It is disappointing, that, having come so close to getting service to Madison, it might now get snatched away. Any suggestions ?