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[QUOTE]Originally posted by MargaretSPfan: [QB] Questio: Where is the Congressional outcry against the tens of billions of dollars in federal subsidies of all sorts that the aviation industry and the highway builders get? Crickets..... All this talk by Congressmen and women (and their supporters) about the deficit poor Amtrak runs in its food budget is truly making a mountain out of a molehill. Yes, I know, PRIIA requires Amtrak to stop running a deficit in its food budget, but that part of PRIIA is not at all a good business decision, as it removed one of the main reasons people ride trains -- to have a nice meal in the diner while traveling through interesting and often beautiful places. Amtrak should try to increase its revenues, instead of only cutting expenses. One good way to increase dining car revenues would be for Amtrak to do what some pointed out elsewhere: keep the dining car -- the most expensive car in a passenger train -- open 24 hours a day, instead of the ~ 9 hours a day it is open on all trains. This worked very well not so long ago, and is a win-win for everyone. The passengers liked it, the crews liked it, and the revenues from the diners were up a lot. People could eat when they were hungry. The practical details can be easily woRKed out. In general, Amtrak needs to again advertise its its services and needs to use the best creativity ad positive ideas to grow its business, and to turn its corporate back on the idea that the best way to run Amtrak is to cut as many of its expenses as possible. Mr. Anderson: Please -- Be positive. Grow your business, and please seek out people with good ideas who can improve passengers' on-board travel experiences. Many of us have some pretty good ideas that may well help to improve Amtrak's bottom line. Thank you. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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