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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Liberty Limited: [QB] While I certainly am not one of the "self-sufficiency" advocates for passenger transportation (I also cherish the LD network, and would like to see its gradual expansion), I also don't advocate for needless waste. If you totally ignore any sense of efficiency, you only give the enemies of passenger transportation some very viable ammunition. I don't expect or want my local transit agency to be looking to break even, but if every bus I board only has 3 people aboard it, then something's got to give. Adding a sleeper (not to mention a Parlor Car) to a day train increases fuel consumption, haulage expenses, and labor and maintenance costs, so there needs to be SOME justification in adding one. I would hope that someone at Amtrak reviewed just how many sleepers are reserved on average for riders travelling between SAC-LAX on the CS to determine if a sleeper was necessary. If this number is in the single digits, then indeed I would think it best to skip the amenity. The quantification of "many people" sounds awfully anecdotal. Superliner coaches are THE roomiest, most comfortable coaches run on Amtrak, to which one also has the option of choosing a lower level seat if they wish to have better privacy. Sorry, but I have a LOT more sympathy for someone who endures a 13 hour ride in an Amfleet I from CLT-NYP on the Carolinian or a 14-15 hour ride OVERNIGHT NPN-BOS in an Amfleet I on Regionals 66/67, than someone who cannot upgrade to isolate themselves from the barely 100 others aboard the Stubby Starlight in a Sleeper compartment and First Class Parlor. We'll simply have to agree to disagree. Had they obliged and added these amenities, would people then be criticizing the lack of a Full Diner? [/QB][/QUOTE]
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