When I first spotted a long article from the New York Times in the Post Dispatch yesterday I was enthused. Surly something finally about the plans Amtrak has to provide some real expanded service for the "Country". Well I read it, two long columns, and nary a word about anything but how Amtrak was working to spend even more money on the Northeast Corridor. And worse how the Acela trains were the only money makers while all the rest loose. Maybe I am too gullible but I rather thought that the Newsletter that post here had shown over and over how the charges for the east coast are spread around making the trains that really have solid support look like losers.
I find it very disgusting that Amtrak still apparently has no intention to act like its revenues come from the "entire" country not just the Boston, Washington corridor. They point out how improvements to times, and services have greatly increased ridership. Duh... If they provided some real convenient modern services to the rest of us we might take to them also. But what is really needed as has been repeatedly pointed out here is the interconnections to many more places, otherwise a national rail system is really only a dream for most. "You can't get there from here" should be the motto of amtrak.
I find it very disgusting that Amtrak still apparently has no intention to act like its revenues come from the "entire" country not just the Boston, Washington corridor. They point out how improvements to times, and services have greatly increased ridership. Duh... If they provided some real convenient modern services to the rest of us we might take to them also. But what is really needed as has been repeatedly pointed out here is the interconnections to many more places, otherwise a national rail system is really only a dream for most. "You can't get there from here" should be the motto of amtrak.