Allan, I don't think we had the equipment rotation figured out - at least I didn't. Joy Smith told us in the last meeting that the equipment sits for three...
Shelby and Sessions - doesn't surprise me. Vitter, well, I can't wait until he comes up for reelection in 2010. That will be an interesting race. :) John...
The way this is worded, apparently Kell wants the Sunset extended and additional service. Now if the Sunset were extended on it's current or an improved...
Wow!? The fixed costs continue while zero revenue accrues to the equipment.? That is simply bad equipment management.? There is the argument for extending the...
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Oct 1, 2008 6:29 pm
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I would go along with that. Westbound the run is mostly at night on the present schedule and the best scenery is the last 75 miles or so into NO. Eastbound...
Even if the costs were not fully covered, and doubtless they were not, it is still bordering on criminal to let good equipment sit, when it could be drawing ...
FYI: Howard Bingham www.txarp.org ... FYI: Howard Bingham www.txarp.org ... To: howardb@... Subject: ACTION ALERT: Call Senators to vote YES on rail...
Pre-Amtrak, the SP ran the Sunset DAILY with 5 sets (engine changes at division points, so no need to stop for re-fueling en-route.) My guess is 6 or 7 sets...
6 or 7 is likely if the schedule remains into the future as sloppy as it was prior to 8/05, but if UPEE improves, and host railroads have their feet held to...
Unfortunately I have had to make an economic decision not to attend the Alpine meeting . . . the real estate business is a little tenuous right now. Henry,...
I also hate to announce that Gwenn and I must cancel our trip as well, since our son is having major surgery in Clearwater, FL on the 20th and we will need to...
Forwarded by permission of Craig O'Connell. To obtain your own copy (Posted infrequently), click the "Friends of Amtrak" web page link at the bottom of this...
Some of this is irrelevant to us, but there is a specific mention of the Sunset in passing, and I would rate this as almost official that lack of equipment is...
This computer is acting crazy AGAIN!! Web has installed a new firewall and hope this will take care of the problems - plural! So, if I haven't answered some...
Firewalls are more the source of trouble, than the trouble they are supposed to fix. If you are using Win-XP it has the necessary stuff built in. I have...
"WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Amtrak felt like an unwelcome relative throughout President Bush's two terms, and even feared for its existence after he threatened to...
Howard - thanks for keeping us informed. Others can see the wisdom of supporting and maintaining Amtrak, too bad "locals" aren't as supportive. By locals I...
FYI: Howard Bingham -- ... Subject: [A_A] How John McCain and Barack Obama voted on rail safety and Amtrak bill Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 15:33:49 -0700 (PDT) ...
The previous article that Howard posted says that Joe Biden voted for the bill, but the one cited below says he didn't vote. Somebody doesn't have their facts...
Steven you're right. Biden did not vote. However for some of our members it makes it look better if both Dem candidates "voted" yes. They want to make sure we...
The American people are deciding the fate of Amtrak. Amtrak Sets Another Ridership Record 28.7 Million People Took Trains Last Year POSTED: 1:51 pm EDT October...
At the risk of getting flamed, I am at least a two issue voter. My main reason for voting for Obama is that McCain has indicated a desire to consolidate our ...
Thanks for that info Jerry - I really didn't know that McCain was considering that - possibly another plus for McCain. Since I'm no expert on railroad...
Sure looks like UP has an annual budget nearly equal to that of Amtrak to do ROW maintenance in addition to other expenditures & the UP infrastructure is...
CSX has a nice sum they hope to use also, but the TCI directors probably have other uses for the $$. This will be revealed a after the next director's meeting...
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