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Re: Why don't Americans ride trains? - Really?
Author: Trackwuurk
Date: 01-11-2015 - 19:33
David Smith Wrote:
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> 4. We could certainly revisit the concept of the
> "Fast Mail", aka combining passenger rail services
> along with high priority freight movements to
> enhance potential profitability. There's no
> reason to limit the profit potential of any rail
> movement.
>
> That's just 4 ideas off the top of my head, ideas
> you'd never see coming out of some gub'mint
> agency.
1) As I public sector worker, first I'd like to thank you for your comments about government workers. It enjoy so much to go to a website for a hobby which is supposed to be fun and only to have a fist rammed into my face. Thanks for making my experience more pleasant.
2) Amtrak did try to get into the express business and got out of it for reasons I don't remember. However, I do know that Union Pacific objected because they felt it was competing with their business. Accordingly, not everything that Amtrak does not/cannot do can be attributed to being a government entity.
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>
> 4. We could certainly revisit the concept of the
> "Fast Mail", aka combining passenger rail services
> along with high priority freight movements to
> enhance potential profitability. There's no
> reason to limit the profit potential of any rail
> movement.
>
> That's just 4 ideas off the top of my head, ideas
> you'd never see coming out of some gub'mint
> agency.
1) As I public sector worker, first I'd like to thank you for your comments about government workers. It enjoy so much to go to a website for a hobby which is supposed to be fun and only to have a fist rammed into my face. Thanks for making my experience more pleasant.
2) Amtrak did try to get into the express business and got out of it for reasons I don't remember. However, I do know that Union Pacific objected because they felt it was competing with their business. Accordingly, not everything that Amtrak does not/cannot do can be attributed to being a government entity.
