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The most significant part of your post in my opinion was about the LA freeways. That is a very good point and a chief reason why I see a future for Amtrak. I think we misunderstand the problem. Amtrak is being forced to turn away passengers with high fares by Congress, which has justified denying adequate funds to Amtrak by pretending Amtrak should be financially "self-sufficient," unlike any other mode of transportation. Until they understand that Amtrak wasn't created to make a profit, it was set up to provide rail passenger service in the same way that highways benefit the traveling public, Amtrak will not be able to expand its frequencies and routes, or charge reasonable fares--no matter how efficient Mr. Gunn is in utilizing what few resources we provide him with. As for my experiences on Amtrak, one of my better ones was a ride from Pittsburgh to Harrisburg in 1995 (before self-sufficiency and the damaging effects of the Conrail breakup on Amtrak's on-time performance). As I recall it was not overpriced and I had a comfortable, on-time and certainly a safe trip.
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