subsity vs contractor

[Anonymous]

Amtrak; At present, we have the system where the federal government (amtrak in this case) conrtacts witt private interprise (the freigh carriers) to run the nation's passanger trains. ( We all know that this is outside of the NE corridor. Do my fellow dediated passangers think that the operation would be better or worse if the trains were turned back over to private enterprize to run with paying them a subsidy for their operating loss? What system do you think is better?

[Anonymous]

Sir,
I rode Amtrac 4 times. Anything they can do is better then what they have presently. I do not know what they are getting, but I do know what they are getting rid of. Sometime's change is good.
TIM A

[cabforward]

freight lines do not operate pass. trains.. they are operated by amtrak, a partnership between private industry & govt.. amtrak contracts to run the trains..

freight lines contract to provide the r-o-w, dispatching, signaling and emerg. assistance (wrecking eqpt., trans. for amtrak personnel & pass. when needed..

i have expressed my views on this subject any times, and it bores me to repeat them, but..

answer 1 question: have you ever read of any organization that expressed interest in managing any phase of long-haul pass. opns. in america? why did r.rs. end pass. service so quickly? why has amtrak ended so many trains recently? why has amtrak begged for so much money so often? think about it..

[Anonymous]

If Amtrak goes under, who would purchase the northeast corridor, if any?

I think these questions keep the government in the passenger railroad business. And since it is in, the rest of the states want some sort of railroad passenger service too.

The problem is the fact that the Congress has failed to provide the funds to keep the northeast corridor in good running order, billions of dollars behind in upgrading and maintaining the corridor.

The US Postal Service is another government owned business that fails to turn a profit too. Yet, somehow, it is able to lease and build new post offices, plus vehicles.....