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Re: Amtrak Puzzle: RailwayAge Andrew vs. Richard? Two failed visions?
Author: Prrmpup2
Date: 08-16-2019 - 13:13
david vartanoff Wrote:
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> although Amtrak has artificially constrained LDT
> usage during times and segments of high usage
> potential, (Chi-Den set out cars, extra cars other
> than on the NEC for T-gvng, etc) the western LDTs
> are often sold out much of the summer. Anyone who
> claims "no one rides..." hasn't actually been
> onboard. (I will be on 6, then 421,then 11 in
> Sept)
> As to the Class 1s's attitudes toward pax, they
> need to be reminded that Amtrak was their
> "salvation" when they wanted to stop their own
> operations--they may own the ROW,but the charters
> are at the pleasure of government. A serious
> threat of reimposing duty to carry pax and or
> reregulation should wake them up to cooperation.
Amtrak was not their salvation.
Penn Central was already bankrupt. Elimination of the Lake Cities did not save EL. Cutting the Hiawathas did not save the MILW.
Deregulation and consolidation saved the railroads.
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> although Amtrak has artificially constrained LDT
> usage during times and segments of high usage
> potential, (Chi-Den set out cars, extra cars other
> than on the NEC for T-gvng, etc) the western LDTs
> are often sold out much of the summer. Anyone who
> claims "no one rides..." hasn't actually been
> onboard. (I will be on 6, then 421,then 11 in
> Sept)
> As to the Class 1s's attitudes toward pax, they
> need to be reminded that Amtrak was their
> "salvation" when they wanted to stop their own
> operations--they may own the ROW,but the charters
> are at the pleasure of government. A serious
> threat of reimposing duty to carry pax and or
> reregulation should wake them up to cooperation.
Amtrak was not their salvation.
Penn Central was already bankrupt. Elimination of the Lake Cities did not save EL. Cutting the Hiawathas did not save the MILW.
Deregulation and consolidation saved the railroads.
