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I like one or two of OP's ideas, but the U.S. could always go with the nuclear option.
NATIONALIZE EVERYTHING.
>all class 1 RR's
>all commuter rail
>Amtrak either gets destroyed or becomes the face of the Nation
>All regional hubs are united
>no more, well I'll take LIRR to NJtransit to SEPTA, nope, just one commuter train line under Amtrak's regional that makes all of the stops.
