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If I were the head of Amtrak what would you do

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[quote user="Paul Milenkovic"] I disclose who I am and anyone with an Internet connection can quickly determine my credentials.  I know you are representing your own guess [/quote]I have no idea who you are or how to verify your credentials.  My comments regarding Amtrak's accounting practices are based on a thorough reading of their financial and operating reports.  They are available to the public.  My observation regarding KPMG's audit program for Amtrak comes from years of working with the big four accounting firms including KPMG.  Absent any proof, I don't know whether a person in high places does or does not know how much fuel Amtrak burns on the Hiawatha service.  But I would be surprised if Amtrak does not know how much fuel its burns on each of its routes.I spent more than 30 years in heavy industry.  We had more than a thousand trucks and heavy equipment, i.e. drag lines, loaders, haulers, railway locomotives, and hundreds of coal cars.  In fact, we operated more than 55 miles of rail line that interfaced with two major carriers.  We knew to the penny how much fuel we used in each vehicle.  We kept a log of it.  Metering fuel into a vehicle, i.e. car, truck, locomotive, is not difficult to track.  If Amtrak does not know how much fuel each route requires, I would be surprised if the auditors (external and internal) did not raise it as an issue.
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