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Expanding Passenger Rail In America

If the "Back to the Future" movies had been correct, we'd have flying cars by now. 

But we don't even have true high-speed trains in America… Amtrak's 150 mph "Acela" on the East Coast does not quite count. 

But trains do have plenty of fans, and more riders with each passing year. 

Amtrak, the national passenger railroad, celebrates National Train Day on Saturday. 

We observe the occasion by bringing in a member of the National Association of Railroad Passengers to discuss the many issues facing travel by train in America.  

 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.