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Re:There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did ... by Aloha on Thursday March 21, 2019 @04:14PM (#19456757)
Amtrak doesn't even license it - Amtrak is actually owned mostly by the freight railroads.
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Re:There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did ... by vonmoltke on Thursday March 21, 2019 @04:18PM (#19456813)
The National Passenger Rail Corporation is a federally chartered corporation whose controlling interest is owned by the US federal government.
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Re:There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did ... by nerfhammer on Thursday March 21, 2019 @06:19PM (#19457920)
Yup. It's the rails underneath it that are mostly owned by freight or other rail companies.
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