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[lmcat]

I never suggested eliminating Amtrak service but they do need to do something about the routes that have out of sight losses.

The reason high speed rail is so successful in China is the number of passengers that use it.

On the Shangahi to Bejing route that will begin operation in 2011,
the ministry estimates that it can ferry 80 million passengers in one direction annually. This will greatly enhance the railway transport capability between Beijing and Shanghai, as the existing railway will be used for cargo transport, he said.

For a long time, the railway department found it difficult to meet transportation demands along the line. Only 35 percent of the demand for cargo transportation could be met in the past, he said


http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/16/content_11553267.htm