There's also a couple of articles on Istook's little scheme, and an endorsement of Amtrak from the League of Cities. Its the continuing saga of how Amtrak gets hit from one side and praised from another.

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Then again, if Amtrak simply opted for plain stainless steel cars, each sporting nothing more than the word "Amtrak" in modern black letters (a simple-but-elegant design scheme that both the Santa Fe and the Burlington used very effectively), the railroad would save all that time, extra labor, and a fair amount of cash.

There are so many more pressing things that Amtrak needs to fix. I wish they'd spend the "decal" portion of my tax dollar on something more essential.

Many trains are simply painted too - quite labour intensive as the detail is often hand painted rather than done by machine.