Amtrak Could Turn a Profit for the First Time

Re:Amtrak Could Turn a Profit for the First Time by irrational on Monday November 18, 2019 @09:32AM (#21564544)

Reconfigured from what? I live in the West and most of the communities out here were never served by rail. You either got there by foot or by animal. It seems like car is just an upgraded version of walking or animal-pulled wagons.

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Re:Amtrak Could Turn a Profit for the First Time by the_gastropod on Monday November 18, 2019 @09:59AM (#21564775)

Kind of hard to refute this with such blurry phrasing, but many cities in Western U.S. had functioning rail systems in the early 1900s. L.A. had over 1,000 miles of rail, for example. San Francisco, Denver, Phoenix, and many others had pretty extensive streetcar systems as well.

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Re:Amtrak Could Turn a Profit for the First Time by Frondo on Monday November 18, 2019 @11:30AM (#21565593)

Portland used to be very well-served by an extensive trolley system, as well. This was also removed as city commuting turned to cars and gas-powered buses:

http://www.pdxhistory.com/html/streetcars.html

https://vintageportland.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/trolley-...

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