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[QUOTE]Originally posted by George Harris: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Gilbert B Norman: [qb] I'm very saddened to learn of Gene Garfield's passing: Likely Gene Garfield was the last passenger rail entrepreneur (as distinct from administrator) to walk this planet and develop a concept attractive to private capital. Although his business enterprise, the Auto Train Corporation failed, it established that there could be strong public acceptance for such in the "right" market. AT established the demand was there for a journey that could be made overnight, but yet, after committing private capital, found that for longer journeys, e.g. Sanford-Louisville, the demand simply was not. That is why I have consistently held "overnight is enough' and have dismissed the longer routes proposed here. [/qb][/QUOTE]Mr. Norman: I have always wondered if things would have turned out differently for the Louisville train had the L&N track conditions had not been on a downward spiral, in fact to a near death spiral, and likely the SCL line Montogomery to Waycross line similarly, which actually had bugun several years earlier. This situation made for both a rough ride and unreliable timekeeping. The combined Auto Train - Floridian was probably not that good an idea, either, as it worked to delay both sides. I suspect that the low passenger loading on both services that lead to the combination had more to do with the previously mentioned track and timekeeping issues driving away patronage that a true lack of demand. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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