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Charles Q. Brown: “How can Amtrak improve long-distance routes without funding? How can we expect Amtrak to reduce trip time when we fail…”

On the recordJune 26, 2013
How can Amtrak improve long-distance routes without funding? How can we expect Amtrak to reduce trip time when we fail to make the infrastructure investments that are needed to implement these reductions?
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Charles Q. Brown
Missouri

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Brown questions the feasibility of improving Amtrak services without adequate funding.

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