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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Gilbert B Norman: [QB] Daniel, I hold that contractual negotiations with FEC's new owner, Groupo Mexico, are hardly a done deal. First in comparison with Amtrak, they do not have the law of the land on their side. The Amtrak member roads are mandated under RPSA 70 to negotiate in good faith over access for routes and frequencies. At the advocacy comminity must have wondered just how much "good faith" was shown when the "laundry lists" were presented by the roads for routes and frequencies mandated under PRIIA 08, and none of such were ever challenged. There is no such law of the land, and no such bi-lateral treaty in place to compel Groupo to "come to the table". I hold there is no assurance they even want to. For all we know, Groupo does not consider AAF any kind of "must have", and is seeking to."cut losses" before they are dug in any deeper. It is an ominous note to me how the several local agencies - all badly needing additional equipment - have "higgled and piggled" over placing the two Talgo sets into revenue service. If the Siemens rail equipment I have ridden overseas over the past three years - and what I'll ride next month (I detest outdoor concerts; too many distractions, so to get my "Summer Fix", I have to go either to New York for Mostly Mozart or to Salzburg for the Festival), is quality equipment - and the only negative I have is excessive "groaning" when moving through turnouts or around sharp curves. All told if AAF is stillborn, or flops after the MIA-WPB segment is inaugurated, I cannot be sure there will be a ready market for the surplus equipment. And a final thought, lest we forget that Mexico is a land where passenger trains, save two routes that are best considered excursions, are extinct. When US roads made investments in the State owned rail system, the private sector investors laid a non negotiable condition.on the table - no more passenger trains; and don't even THINK of a "Mextrak". Needless to say, trains such as the "El Regiomontano", El Tapatio" and "Aguila Azteca" - all of which I rode - have vamanosed. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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