Railbender
Train Attendant
- Joined
- Feb 1, 2007
- Messages
- 74
I am part of one of the recently formed N.A.R.P. long-distnace route teams that is to advocate on behalf of a particular route. My route team is the Lake Shore Limited and has members from the Toledo, Elyria, Erie, Buffalo, Syracuse, Schenectady, Albany, NYP, and Boston areas...
If one was to lobby in any way regarding the delays caused on this route by the freight lines, how should one go about it? How have you done so along the LD route where you live?
I understand from a LSL team member in Worcester that CSX (Boston/Poughkeepsie to Cleveland) and the Metro North (Poughkeepsie to Yonkers) are the worst offenders on our route.
Should I write to the freight line? My mayor, state officials, federal officials? Has anybody had any success here? I would love to see the LSL on-time performance improved...
Anybody have a link to the exact terms by which it is spelled out that Amtrak is to receive prefernce on these freight-owned lines so I can refer to such in any correspondence?
If one was to lobby in any way regarding the delays caused on this route by the freight lines, how should one go about it? How have you done so along the LD route where you live?
I understand from a LSL team member in Worcester that CSX (Boston/Poughkeepsie to Cleveland) and the Metro North (Poughkeepsie to Yonkers) are the worst offenders on our route.
Should I write to the freight line? My mayor, state officials, federal officials? Has anybody had any success here? I would love to see the LSL on-time performance improved...
Anybody have a link to the exact terms by which it is spelled out that Amtrak is to receive prefernce on these freight-owned lines so I can refer to such in any correspondence?