sitzplatz17
Lead Service Attendant
During my most productive day at work today *snickers*, I came across this article about one of my favorite routes:
http://articles.chic...passenger-train
The following quote of was particular interest to me:
While I have heard this concept from Armchair Amtrak philosophers before, I hadn't heard that is was actually being looked at by Amtrak officially.
If this has already been discussed before feel free to delete/ignore this post. I did a quick search but didn't find anything. I am open to being corrected.
Otherwise, what do y'all think chances of something like this would be?
If it did happen, where would you find space for the large facilities needed for such an operation?
What route would a CHI - PHX or CHI - DAL Auto Train take?
Obviously Amtrak currently does not have the equipment or money to start up any such a service.
But the Auto Train has been a consistently successful venture, which might be a strong argument to receive funding for an expansion service.
Cheers!
-Sitzplatz17
http://articles.chic...passenger-train
The following quote of was particular interest to me:
"We would love to go east to west and also head from Florida to Chicago," said Amtrak spokeswoman Karina Romero.
Other possibilities include Chicago to Arizona and Chicago to Texas, said Larry Vollten, operations supervisor for the Auto Train. Those routes are based on vacation and retiree markets, Vollten said
While I have heard this concept from Armchair Amtrak philosophers before, I hadn't heard that is was actually being looked at by Amtrak officially.
If this has already been discussed before feel free to delete/ignore this post. I did a quick search but didn't find anything. I am open to being corrected.
Otherwise, what do y'all think chances of something like this would be?
If it did happen, where would you find space for the large facilities needed for such an operation?
What route would a CHI - PHX or CHI - DAL Auto Train take?
Obviously Amtrak currently does not have the equipment or money to start up any such a service.
But the Auto Train has been a consistently successful venture, which might be a strong argument to receive funding for an expansion service.
Cheers!
-Sitzplatz17
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