As I've said in the past, I don't think LD will go away. Amtrak is a political creature and it's an easy one for politicos to horsetrade on.
"Oh, you want more Quad Cities service, sure, but I want to keep the CZ going through my district."
So, the Western LD trains will continue to exist.
It's the eastern overnight trains (I hesitate to call them LD as many may end up being just evening to morning runs like I proposed way back) I think have potential for growth. For example, I do foresee a sleeper returning to 66/67.
And I continue to think, properly marketed, there's other potential routes.
So no, I don't see their day as over.
"Oh, you want more Quad Cities service, sure, but I want to keep the CZ going through my district."
So, the Western LD trains will continue to exist.
It's the eastern overnight trains (I hesitate to call them LD as many may end up being just evening to morning runs like I proposed way back) I think have potential for growth. For example, I do foresee a sleeper returning to 66/67.
And I continue to think, properly marketed, there's other potential routes.
So no, I don't see their day as over.
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