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May 15, 2008 6:30 am US/Eastern

Bill Would Open Door To Private, High-Speed Rail

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Some members of Congress want to see private companies develop a high-speed rail link between New York and Washington.

The proposal is part of legislation on long-term funding for Amtrak that was introduced last week.

But Amtrak's chief executive, Alex Kummant, says the tens of billions of dollars that would be needed for such a project could be better spent elsewhere.

He says building a rail link between Washington and Atlanta and improving service in the Midwest and other regions would be a better use of the money.

Amtrak already has some trains that make the Washington-New York trip in two-and-a-half hours. The bill in Congress would ask private companies for proposals for a service that would make the trip in under two hours.

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