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Keeping Amtrak operational would provide one more convenient choice for travelers in the 21st century. A government subsidy is a small price to pay for a national rail system...
...private sector companies while the government maintains responsibility for the rest. The time has come for the government to make a difficult choice: to reinforce and improve the national railway system or to cut off government funding completely. Although Amtrak is plagued by a multitude of problems, a national rail system must be a federal priority...
...unprofitable as Amtrak has been, it deserves another chance to survive. The government should keep trying to increase Amtrak’s reliability and customer service, as an effective rail system would greatly increase Amtrak’s profits. The potential passenger market for Amtrak is tremendous; millions of people each year take extended trips using America’s highways and airlines. Many of them would surely be interested in taking trips by rail. But progress towards increasing Amtrak’s share of the travel market can never be made without a substantive influx of funds from Congress...
...world where airplanes, buses and cars dominate travel, a national railway continues to provide several important contributions. Fuel consumption—and the resulting pollution—per capita is drastically less for trains than for other major forms of transport, making Amtrak environmentally friendly. Continuing national rail service could also increase employment throughout the nation. And finally, Amtrak provides effective alternative transportation during times of crisis when other forms of travel may be impossible. As the drastic increase in ridership immediately after Sept. 11 showed, a strong national rail service is an essential way to ensure that America?...
Vogue editor Anna Wintour emphasizes that the magazine's April "Shape Issue" is devoted to women of all sizes. This may raise skepticism among readers of the tony monthly, where rail-thin models have long been de rigueur. But there, for the first time in Vogue, is the "plus size" model KATE DILLON. The idea sprang from the success of an issue last year featuring women of various ages. "We're trying to show women there are clothes for them within the Vogue world whether they are curvy, tall or short," says Wintour. The short part might strike a chord...