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<p>[quote user="Avianwatcher"]</p> <p>At the risk of sounding elite my wife and I will only travel in a sleeper. On a non over night trip we get a roomette and on over night trips we get a bedroom. We found the coach cars to be a zoo. Children totally unsupervised, adults yelling and playing "boom boxes" make travel very unpleasant. We have found sleepers on the routes we take we need to book at least 7 to 10 months ahead so more new cars are needed! [/quote]</p> <p>I will ride coach during the day, but on overnight trips I get a sleeper. As I pointed out, we should not lose sight of the fact that the taxpayers are providing us with a greater subsidy than that given to the peasants riding in coach class. </p> <p>The IG had it right. Assuming the long distance trains are critical to rural America (They are not), coach class with some food service would meet the need. Sleeping cars, traditional dinning cars, lounge cars, etc. simply increase the cost, are used by a relatively small number of Amtrak's long distance passengers (14% to 15%), run-up the cost, and don't come near recovering their cost. </p> <p>This is why I raised the point about a 1950s mindset. And what is the real need for long distance equipment?</p>
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