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Rail
Transportation Policy Questions VRPI Hopes to Address,
Relative to State and Federal Transportation Planning, Funding and Development:
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In what transportation applications does rail
possess an inherent advantage, all things being equal?
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From a competitive standpoint, if things are
not found to be equal, what are such factors, and what would it take
to equalize?
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In light of the foregoing, what transportation
service roles and responsibilities should be assigned to rail, and what
results might be expected as a consequence?
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How might the inevitable conflict between the
private-sector profit motive be reconciled, if possible, with the
public-sector need for transportation service, and in fairness to both?
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What infrastructure ownership and maintenance
models best serve public needs, and the public interest?
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Where and how should publicly-sponsored and
publicly-funded rail service network infrastructure and operations oversight
responsibilities be located within State government, or elsewhere, for best
economic and service quality results?
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How best to pay for publicly-required intercity
rail transportation infrastructure and services, within the broader context
of the inevitable future requirement for a comprehensive overhaul, and
restructuring, of the present system of public revenue sources for highways,
transit, aviation and ports?
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