The Call For Trains Is Widening
8 September 2002 - 11:00am
Andy Rooney argues that trains have important advantages that the nation had better consider.
"Congress has voted to give them $15 billion in emergency relief and I dont understand that. Railroads have been in financial trouble for 50 years. Why doesn't Congress give railroads $15 billion? ... The United States is way behind in train travel as anyone knows who's been to Europe or Japan. Trains everywhere are better, faster and more luxurious."
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Rooney: A Comeback For Trains?
Source:
CBS News, September 1, 2002
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