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[quote user="oltmannd"] [quote user="blue streak 1"]Sorry!  The superliners at Beech Grove that are being repaired will be needed to cover the present routes and equipment needs. [/quote] Explain.  Once upon a time, there were enough Superliners for this train and all others in the system.  No new Superliner trains have been added.  In fact, the Cardinal has been un-superlinered.  So, fix'em all and there should be plenty.[/quote] The need for additional Superliner cars is difficult to see.  The average load factor for Superliner equipped trains during the first eight months of FY09 was 54.6 per cent.  Moreover, the number of sleeping car passengers on these trains declined .85 per cent from FY08 to FY09 and 3.6 per cent from May FY08 vs. May FY09.  Undoubtedly there are days, especially during the summer months, as well as select holiday periods, when the load factor is higher, but obtaining additional equipment to meet these relatively few peak periods is probably not a good business decision.  A better decision would be to use stimulus money to buy or upgrade corridor equipment.
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