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Discussion related to Amtrak also known as the National Railroad Passenger Corp.

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 #71926  by Greg Moore
 
http://www.lincolntribune.com/modules/n ... toryid=330

Once again an op-ed piece basically saying, "Amtrak has to fix itself."

Now first what I love about pieces like this is they seem to think that Amtrak is intentionally broken and that some single magic cure will "fix everything." It shows a complete lack of understanding of the issue. (This is not to say that there is not necessarily valid criticism of Amtrak and the way it runs itself.)

What I found more interesting though were the replies. So far to a T they disagree with the op-ed piece. I think this shows there's support for Amtrak out there, despite what many politicians seem to want to believe.

 #71964  by RMadisonWI
 
My comment is the second one on the list below the article.
 #71968  by Gilbert B Norman
 
MODERATOR'S NOTE

This op-ed piece is drawn from the recent report by DOT Inspector General. We have active discussion here at the Forum regarding such atanother thread.

Please do not misunderstand, Mr. Moore; you acted in good faith. However, I would like to consolidate discussion of this topic at one thread.

Accordingly, this thread is locked. You are welcome to resubmit this material at that thread.

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