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Best Editorial Yet on The Safety Challenges Amtrak and Passenger Rail Face

11 Feb 2018 12:03 PM | Jackson McQuigg (Administrator)

There's been some pretty bad reporting out there on the safety concerns which have been raised about Amtrak and Brightline. Most of it can be summed up in a single word: horrible.

Here's an editorial about Amtrak safety which is worth reading. It's not filled with glaring inaccuracies or a "abandon all else and put my region first" point of view. What's more, it's intelligently written.

From the Seattle Times:

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/economy/americas-railroad-blues-are-self-inflicted-wounds/

--Jackson McQuigg

 

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