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Faster trains to begin carrying passengers as Amtrak’s monopoly falls (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Article title is a little weird.

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[–] HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago

It's worth noting several private operators kept the lights on for a few years. I believe the Rio Grande's main remaining service was to some ski destinations, and the Southern continued to run the Crescent.

Most others were all to eager to toss off a fiscal albatross.