You know, one of the difficulties of New York, even though it's relatively close in mileage, is getting in and out of the city by car. It's just an hour. You don't have to imagine the economic opportunity because Amtrak has already measured it and they have studied it and they have a basis for their calculations. They started a new line from Boston up north to. To Portland, Maine. It's about the same length of a trip. And based on their studies. And what happened? (27:10–27:17)
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