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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Silver Star: [QB] Replies to some recent posts: John Mica of FL has been an outspoken critic of Amtrak, not a supporter though he recently pushed for a demonstartion commuter train between DeLand and Orlando. Maybe he likes AutoTrain but he has been very anti-Amtrak. Secondly, P40 engines have a red button that is pushed to activate the emergency brakes. Pulling a cord is something out of old train movies as in older passenger cars. Third, the Sunset Limited did not travel down the "S" line via Ocala as #2 was annulled Saturday and #1 today. Busses ran New Orleans to Orlando. This is a dumb practice by Amtrak as the train could have easily run to Orlando using the S line then up the A line from Auburndale as they did in the past during major trackwork and after a coal train derailed at Yukon (Jax). At the very least the Sunset should have run to Jacksonville...making people ride an overnight bus is absurd when there is an option. I did it once east of NOL and it is NOT at all enjoyable. However, on trip it was unavoidable due to flooding from a tropical storm. Finally, here is a quote from Noel Rush, president of RJ Corman RR group which handles derailment cleanups (in Sat. Orlando Sentinel): "None of the cars were so badly damaged that they would have to be cut up for scrap metal. There's nothing like that here from what I see. We may be able to rerail everything." [/QB][/QUOTE]
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