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David Beard
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Just a quick note -- I'd love to see Amtrak involved in the proposed Duluth-Superior to Minneapolis passenger rail.
This service predates the formation of Amtrak by over 50 years - maybe as much as 100 years. It is a long standing commuter service operated by the Baltimore and Ohio long before Amtrak, CSX, etc. were even thought up.I guess, then, that the way the MARC manages to get away with traveling into West Virginia is that the owner of the tracks, CSX, also nominally operate the trains.
IIRC, they've already exercised that option and now own it outright.The Port Jervis line is owned by Norfolk Southern, but Metro North leases it, so it's their line (they also have the option to buy it).
Then fix it.Then Wikipedia is outta date.
There's one Metra line into Wisconsin: the Union Pacific North to Kenosha, WI. However, UP operates the trains on that line (and the two other ex-C&NW lines) under contract for Metra.Don't some of the Chicago lines have their end terminals in Wisconsin?
That bus is everything that's wrong with thruway buses; the train seems to have been an afterthought in planning its schedule.Bus service as it exists now is inadequate; two buses daily, one that takes four hours to go 130 miles, and one that takes 2.5 hours making no stops. It misses the viability of the proposed route with stops in Superior and Hinckley (Casino).
Plus, it never connects with Amtrak eastbound. This is my bane!
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