railgeekteen
Service Attendant
California seems to like Amtrak/rail. As for least, Ohio is a candidate.
But other states contribute zero state money, they just get free service from Amtrak's national routes. You can't say SD and WY are worse than other freeloaders.One could argue that the states that have absolutely zero passenger rail service of any kind - South Dakota and Wyoming - would be the least passenger rail friendly. I'm not sure how you can get any lower than zero.
I think service between SEA and SPK outside of the graveyard shift could be useful. Maybe Washington state can fund that in addition to the Cascades service.I'd guess that Oregon and Washington are at least as friendly to rail as California. We're bigger so we have more, but I doubt we do significantly more passenger rail proportionately, if at all. California does support connecting bus service to a greater degree though.
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That has been discussed, usually via Stampede Pass via Ellensberg, Yakima, and Pasco, but it never has been a high priority.I think service between SEA and SPK outside of the graveyard shift could be useful. Maybe Washington state can fund that in addition to the Cascades service.I'd guess that Oregon and Washington are at least as friendly to rail as California. We're bigger so we have more, but I doubt we do significantly more passenger rail proportionately, if at all. California does support connecting bus service to a greater degree though.
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Begrudgingly though. We're not getting creative like California and North Carolina have.New York is definitely up there. We contribute a tremendous amount of money to the Empire Corridor fleet and commuter rail.
You might be right about creativity, but NY seems pretty willing to spend plenty on higher-speed rail, Empire Corridor equipment, and infrastructure improvements.Begrudgingly though. We're not getting creative like California and North Carolina have.New York is definitely up there. We contribute a tremendous amount of money to the Empire Corridor fleet and commuter rail.
Not going to completely disagree, but there's more we could be doing. New equipment, a new Livingston Avenue bridge, a new EIS...You might be right about creativity, but NY seems pretty willing to spend plenty on higher-speed rail, Empire Corridor equipment, and infrastructure improvements.Begrudgingly though. We're not getting creative like California and North Carolina have.New York is definitely up there. We contribute a tremendous amount of money to the Empire Corridor fleet and commuter rail.
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