Andy, we used to have B&C Bus lines. That's how my wife and I travelled to UT. Buses, again, have rates based on the price of al Qaeda Juice.

Our whole country, and especially East TN, runs off of filling up at the station, and delivering the goods via the Highways. We SOON won't be able to AFFORD that FUEL! What part of that don't people understand? It ain't gonna ever go down in price. If we kiss all the Oil Companies' @sses, or sue them, it still won't matter--the price is only gonna go up, and dramatically, mind you. Why should we begin this new millenium unprepared? It really doesn't make any sense that we have a rail parallel Alcoa Hwy, and there's no Passenger traffic. Even the big wig Politicians--Democrat & Republican (save the few remaining Texo-Fascists) understand that the end of the Gasoline era is at hand, AND that our economy is being wrecked with transportation costs. Grocery stores may have to relocate to RR sidings, just to be able to keep sellable stock. So regardles of what people think about Public Transportation now, the coming crisis will force it upon us. Why not be prepared--it's usually cheaper that way.