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One thing that Amtrak should change are ticket prices. We are in a period of high energy costs and where many people are trying to save energy and reduce air pollution. There are major traffic jams around almost every major city and there needs to be a larger incentive to leave the car home and take the train. When commuters or travelers make a decision on their transportation the bottom line becomes cost.  Even with the high price of gasoline; in many cases driving is still far less expensive.  For Amtrak to grow it must be more cost competitive than driving. On some routes it is, while on others it is not.  From what I can see driving is about 1/2 the cost of train travel or less depending on the number of passengers.