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[QUOTE]Originally posted by yukon11: [QB] Mr. Norman: I hope that my concern isn't simply a Twilight Zone fantasy to revive the great passenger trains of the 1950's. I can get into a frame of mind where there would be a good argument to discontinue all Amtrak long distance trains, and just have the NEC, Cascades, the Florida Brightlines, and other corridor trains that seem to be financially viable. The LD trains are dinosaurs, I quite agree. What bothers me is Anderson's apparent attempt, at least for the next few years, to downsize and truncate the LD's, to the bone, to make them more financially feasible. The idea of a bustitute for any Amtrak, to me, is ridiculous unless track conditions would temporarily require it. If they can't run a train along a LD route, I think it would be better to eliminate the LD train altogether. I would feel sorry for small communities along LD routes if they lost train services. I don't know if the respective states could come up with a substitute. I would hope so. If they eliminate several LD trains, you would think Amtrak could develop services and food quality, on the trains remaining, that would be attractive. I don't think "simplified dining" and box meals should be acceptable to Bill Grogan's goat, much less to passengers. I think food service, alone, is paramount to passenger acceptability for any moderate to long distance train. IF the LD trains are chopped, it still would be sad to no longer have the "experiental" overnight trains and fresh, hot meals in a dining car. Maybe the only possibility would be a Rocky Mountaineer-like overnight train, from the Northwest to Glacier. It would have to be funded by private interests. If the rumor Margaret talked about, regarding deleting the dining car on the Starlight comes true, then maybe a RM train from SEA/PDX to Calif. Richard [/QB][/QUOTE]
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