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What does Bush and parts of the US not understand about Amtrak and the national passenger rail?
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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by passengerfan</i> <br /><br />But Southwest Airline's is smart enough to own only one type of aircraft the Boeing 737 and they do not have galleys. They only have to maintain a parts inventory for that one type of aircraft. United on the other hand has at least eight different typoes of Aircraft and must maintain parts inventory for all. Personally I have never seen happier airline employees than those that work for Southwest. <br />Just because the guy flew a 747 for twenty years did that make him worth the $300, 000 he was receiving in pay and benefits. The plane only transports 350 passengers in most versions. No Amtrak engineer makes anywhere near that amount of money for carrying the same passenger load and is just as responsible for the safety of the passengers as the airline captain is. What's wrong with this passenger. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Not to mention suburban train engineers that work 6 days a week and can carry upwards of 1400 souls on one trip. If he works 4 trains a day, and makes $200 for that, in essance when he arives at the depot with his first train carrying all those folks, safely and on-time, he's handed a crisp $50 bill for his efforts. <br /> <br />Mitch
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