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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by gabe Everyone I talk to in Indy, including those who don't know I am a rail fan, says how great it would be to have a train to Chicago to avoid such problems. But the train runs at hours that is convenient to no one, has not advertisement, and is rumored to be always late. I can't help but think if one group of people only ran a train from Chicago to Indy (and maybe Cincinnati) and would have to get new jobs if the train failed, they would not run the train at the times it is run now and more efforts would be made to make sure it is not late. [/quote] Gabe, let me first apologize. I did not mean to direct my response to you. It's been edited. I was going after a tone I hear a lot on Web forums. I was venting from a lot of things I've read on this forum. So-called railfans hating Amtrak. That's what I was saying to get over. Regarding CHI- INDY service: I agree there should be decent train service between those two important cities. The problem, however, is this: You give an organization $100 to run a national system of trains, then tell it routinely that you will give it less and less, and even stiff it out of its funding - how can one expect ANY organization - Amtrak or not - to service the market? If you can only run one train on a certain route, its inevitable that some cities will get poor hours. Amtrak has adjusted the Cardinal's schedule so it does service INDY a little better. But notice how CINCY now has crappy hours - after 1:00 a.m. and before 5:00 a.m. The lack of trains isn't Amtrak's fault. It's Congress' and the state of Indiana. Indiana can very well buy equipment and contract Amtrak to operate it much as does California. Provide more money to a CEO with a private railroading career - such as Gunn - and you'll get better results.
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