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[QUOTE]Originally posted by MargaretSPfan: [QB] Yet ore hypocrisy from Amtrak -- claiming they care about safety, but forcing passengers to ride buses, whch are not anywhere nearly as safe as trains . Or discontinuing service and thus forcing thsoe who can drive to drive, and deal with the huge risks inherent in driving a motor vehicle. But, hey -- that would not longer be Amtrak's roblem! at least, that is what it seems to me to be the view of top Amtrak management. PTC is NOT a mature technlogy, and of corse it still has a lot of problems. Just listen to the talk o any railroad radio feed on either railroadradio.net or Broadcastify.com, and you wil hear many instances where the engineer tells teh dispatcher hsi or her PTC system is not working, and even after the Help Desk has done all it can, all the Help Desk person can do is tell teh engineer to proceed without PTC. PTC is just an excuse that Asnderson, followng the instructions of the Amtrak Board, is using to get rid of the long-distance trains. And I am sure teh major carriers -- the Class 1s -- whose tracks Amtrak opertes over, would be overjoyed if amtak stopped runnng all its long-distance trains. The good news is tha the US Senate did recenth vite 92 to 6 in favor ofAmtrak. I was astounded that any issue was able to ge such incredible bipartisan support,and taht it was Amtrak taht got taht near-unanimouso support is incredible and very wonderful! And there was another voetin teh Senate that was 93 to 6 in favor of Amtrak!! wow.... I just hope the House of Representativs will voet as strongly ni favor of Amtrak s the Senate has! In te mean time, please keep contacting your congressional representatives. Keep the prssure one, and we may -- just maY! -- save amtrak long-distance trains! [/QB][/QUOTE]
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