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Benson

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What do you think about contacting the House/Senate Transportation committees to suggest these 2 additions to the draft PRRIA bill-

1. Experimental short-distance routes. Amtrak can start experimental (2-3 year duration) short-distance routes, perhaps with partial funding from the federal government. After the experimental period, the states that the routes travel through can decide whether it will provide subsidies. If not, the route can be discontinued. This allows momentum to try service in high-potential corridors without service today (think LA-Las Vegas, Houston-Dallas).

2. Priority for Amtrak over freight tracks. This would overrule whatever the Supreme Court decides on regarding whether Amtrak is a private entitiy and if it can create metrics for OTP.

You can contact transportation committee members for the House/Senate through these 2 pages-

http://transportation.house.gov/

http://stran.senate.ca.gov/
 
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