Can Amtrak Survive Bush's Policies?

"The United States needs strong regional passenger rail systems, linked across the country to provide alternatives to highway grids already choked by autos and fast-growing fleets of freight trucks. It should be a matter of simple common sense, patriotism, and high priority...The advocates of privatization also need to be reminded that it's not just Amtrak -- that America's highways, airports and seaports are all heavily subsidized. Airlines, and even the big auto manufacturers, come running to Washington for one form of aid or another... The good news is that Congress isn't listening to the [Bush] administration.