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[QUOTE]Originally posted by amtraxmaniac: [QB] I'm with Mr. Toy. However I do not belong to either organization. I am somewhere in between Gizmo and Mr Norman. We should remember that UP and BNSF and other RRs have their businesses to run. Advocacy is good, but bringing BOTH side to the table and recognizing both sides have their fair stakes would yield the best results. For starters, I don't beleive Sleepers for a day train would break even. There are simply not enough passengers that are willing to pay 200+ extra dollars for a 10 to 12hr trip. Also, extending the train to KFS would be just for the sake of extending it to KFS. How many more passengers would be served compared to the costs? If they had a bus bridge, well, maybe it'd make sense...but then if you have sleepers they would have to transfer from their nice cozy sleepers to a bus ride and then to a Cascade trip...so much for seemless service. No I totally agree with Amtrak's decision. As for militant advocacy groups, they need to recognize that the RR company's have their businesses to run. What we should be doing is dangling a larger carrot in front of their noses ($$$$$). Getting nasty with them will just create more tension and resentment. BTW: anybody get ANY news on the progress being made in Oakridge? [/QB][/QUOTE]
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