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Jason: The Tri-Weekly originated due to budgetary and equipment realted concerns at Amtrak. No, it isn't convenient. But if it weren't for Tri-weeklies, some of these trains wouldn't run at all, so to preserve the system, they cut them back to this schedule. As for the Long Distance trains? Well eventually we might work towards putting something back there, but I would either contract them out and let it be someone else's financial headache- and that might not be implausible, where the scenery justifies tourism dollars- or cut them. Most riders aren't long distance riders anyway. Where does that leave the white knuckle flyer with no car? In a Greyhound bus. Pretty? Nope. But it functions, and that's all that is required. If you worry about system interface issues, national networks and such, Amtrak does run a supplemental bus fleet now. Perhaps this could be expanded for connections. However, my point is to be ruthless and cut what doesn't work, and concentrate on what does, and then grow back from there. When you prune a tree, some branches just can't be saved, but you can cut them and then encourage new growth to replace them. I think that our current LD train system is too "diseased" that it is irreperable. But, perhaps, not unreplaceable. But it will take time to "grow" a new branch, er, train, back. Alexander
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