St. Louis observations.

[Steve4031]

I rode 301 to Stl and 304 back on 2/26/17. 301 arrived 30 minutes early. Good trip.

Both escalators connecting station to bridge over platforms were inoperable. Station is not that old. Imho thus was not a good sign.

Observed Stl-kcy train with 3 business class snack cars coupled one after the other. Conductor that was boarding 304 Said this was for axel count.

 

[KauaiJohn]

Those escalators were broke last time I was in St. Louis a year and a half ago. I really miss the old station, it was one of my favorite places in the world.

 

[JNaismith]

What entity owns and manages this facility? Why aren't they doing their job maintaining satisfactory maintenance of this facility? Governments are good at extracting taxes from the citizens, but do a terrible job of properly spending those taxes.

 

[WoodyinNYC]

Governments are good at extracting taxes from the citizens, but do a terrible job of properly spending those taxes.

What did we do to deserve this tiresome platitude?

In fact, the US state and federal governments do a very poor job of taxing the rich. I believe we all know one 'billionaire' who said it was "smart" to avoid paying taxes. And a much, much richer billionaire said it was an unfair system that has him paying taxes at a lower rate than his secretary. As a group, those with the highest incomes, counting in the millions per year, usually pay at a much lower tax rate than you or I do.