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Re: Massive cuts to Amtrak: Trump
Author: George Andrews
Date: 06-11-2019 - 19:42
HUTCH 7.62 Wrote:
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> So what is the annual ridership and on-time
> performance of Amtrak LD trains compared to other
> countries like Canada and Europe???
>
> If ridership is low then why continue to support
> it? If the individual states want to throw money
> at Amtrak, by all means let them.
>
> All our favorite railroads did away with passenger
> trains for a reason.
>
> But lets be honest. Amtrak has been killing off
> its customer base for years with consistently late
> trains.
So... Just how much of Amtrak's National Network does Amtrak actually Dispatch ( and therefore control the running times ) ??? As opposed to the freight railroads who mostly oppose Amtrak trains running on their lines.
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> So what is the annual ridership and on-time
> performance of Amtrak LD trains compared to other
> countries like Canada and Europe???
>
> If ridership is low then why continue to support
> it? If the individual states want to throw money
> at Amtrak, by all means let them.
>
> All our favorite railroads did away with passenger
> trains for a reason.
>
> But lets be honest. Amtrak has been killing off
> its customer base for years with consistently late
> trains.
So... Just how much of Amtrak's National Network does Amtrak actually Dispatch ( and therefore control the running times ) ??? As opposed to the freight railroads who mostly oppose Amtrak trains running on their lines.
