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Have you ridden Amtak lately? The Texas Eagle is down to two coaches and one sleeper on the days it does not switch with the Sunset Limited in San Antonio. If you do not plan a month in advance, either the coach or the sleeper is sold out. On the days the Texas Eagle switches with the Sunset Limited, add one coach and one sleeper(they are the ones switched). While one of the coaches might not be full, both sleepers are! As Senator Phil Gramm says, the government subsidises a coach ticket to Los Angeles on the Sunset Limited to the tune of the price Amtrak charges. In other words we could fly people to LA at the same price Amtrak price plus the subsidy. But if the trains ran fast, Amtrak could double its fares to match the airline fares, and not have to be subsidized so much......I am of the opinion Amtrak would operate in the black, but will still need a subsidy for maintenance and capital expenses. I would love to see Amtrak generate more revenue than expenses. But that won't happen with slow trains running on slow freight track at the mercy of railroad dispatchers. If Amtrak were put up for sale today, no one would purchase it. Like a house, it is hard to sell an old house that is falling apart, one must spruce up the house first. Amtrak is running old equipment on old track compared to the Europeans.....
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