Hoghead 1 Wrote:
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> For my money, if I was in charge of that move, I
> would have ordered that locomotive covered in
> tarps or plastic wrap. That wreck provided so much
> bad publicity all over the country that Amtrak
> could have ever not hoped for. Having that
> locomotive on display like that for even more
> people to see as it navigated the roads didn't
> help Amtrak's image any. Considering what the
> wreck cost, a few more dollars to help shield the
> public's view would have been money well spent in
> my opinion. Even if people figured out what was
> underneath, at least Amtrak's name wouldn't have
> been so negatively, openly displayed.

1) It is not the property of Amtrak.
2) Amtrak was not in control of the preparation or movement of the engine.
3) AFAIK, no where on the engine is Amtrak's name or logo.