ebtmikado wrote:Let's face it! Anderson has to go. NOW! Before he destroys the whole thing.
Destroys what whole thing? A skeleton national network, some operating less than once/day, holding less than 1% of the travel market? This thing of ours was toast the day President Eisenhower signed the Interstate highway act.
Anything left after that was ruined by the 707.
Anything left after that was ruined by A-day.
Anything left after that was ruined by the Carter cuts.
Anything left after that was ruined by the Clinton cuts.
Anything left after that was ruined by Southwest.
Anything left after that was ruined by Megabus.
Just what are we fighting for? A diner for the crew to ride around in and count fares? Perhaps it's time to think about a new model, one that might bring more trains per day to medium-corridor routes. We always lament how far in front of us Japan, Germany, and France are. Now we have an opportunity to move the game pieces and all we do is groan about the diners.
The new Acela: It's not Aveliable.