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Oltmannd, I agree with your points. If I remember correctly, approximately $1.3 billion of stimulus money was appropriated for Amtrak.  Not all of it was spent on the NEC.   As of the end of FY11 Amtrak had used approximately $460.7 million of its stimulus money for security and life safety projects. Amongst other things Amtrak used stimulus monies to make all of its Texas stations ADA compliant.  Amtrak also used stimulus money to upgrade more than 80 cars and locomotives if I remember correctly. Two of the cars (a sleeper and a coach) are sitting in San Antonio as protect cars for the Texas Eagle through cars. And one locomotive and coach sit in Fort Worth for reasons that are not clear. Unfortunately, the operative word is sitting. If Amtrak had an aggressive management team, they would have made the Texas Eagle a thrice weekly through train from San Antonio to LA, which would have required no more hoist capacity than the Sunset Limited, and implemented a coach connecting train from NO to SA, thereby eliminating the need for protect cars and switching in SA.  Unfortunately, because of the political climate Amtrak is forced to operate under, agressive management is not likely to be found amongst the rank's of Amtrak's executives and managers.
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