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Re:Plans Develop for High-Speed Rail in the PNW by gruez on Friday July 28, 2023 @11:48PM (#36916684)
>1. Privatization has been an absolute disaster for the rail industry.

Privatization implies it was previously nationalized. Was that ever the case?

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Re:Plans Develop for High-Speed Rail in the PNW by jcranmer on Friday July 28, 2023 @11:54PM (#36916715)
Technically, yes--the railroads were temporarily nationalized during WWI.
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