I am wondering if Amtrak and the freight railroads could come together and operate as a joint entity similar to Amtrak's "Material Handling" experiment. Amtrak would run the passenger equipment and infrastructure and the freight railroads would handle the freight equipment and infrastructure.
The freight railroads would run the trains and Amtrak would manage the passenger equipment which would be basically going along for the ride. They would share in the profits and have incentives to succeed in both express freight and passenger operations.
Is there money to be made in priority express shipments? Would a rebirth of Roadrailers work in this idea? Maybe an experimental route somewhere?
The freight railroads would run the trains and Amtrak would manage the passenger equipment which would be basically going along for the ride. They would share in the profits and have incentives to succeed in both express freight and passenger operations.
Is there money to be made in priority express shipments? Would a rebirth of Roadrailers work in this idea? Maybe an experimental route somewhere?