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Re: Massive cuts to Amtrak: Trump
Author: HUTCH 7.62
Date: 06-12-2019 - 09:17
George Andrews Wrote:
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> 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.
So why didn’t Amtrak buy up the old Milwaukee or Run trains on the Closed Tennessee pass? Were LD trains ever profitable enough for such route changes?
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> HUTCH 7.62 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > 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.
So why didn’t Amtrak buy up the old Milwaukee or Run trains on the Closed Tennessee pass? Were LD trains ever profitable enough for such route changes?
