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Old 06-22-2009, 01:03 PM   #53 (permalink)
sequoias
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Originally Posted by Foxrac View Post
Oh really, why does they sticking with old infrastructure?

I found out about fare for Amtrak Aleca isn't cheap, it almost equal to airport fare for DC to NYC but less annoying security for train.
Simply because they didn't want to build a dedicated rail line back then, plus there's a lot of homes in the area and it has to snake thru this and that. Imagine demolishing all those homes to build a dedicated one.
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