I came across this on youtube. I think it couldn't be further from the truth.
Amtrak Commercial
Enjoy.
Will
Seems a lot more people are using AMTRAK more---
Like the traffic jam on the bed---
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I dunno. Crude push-toys vs. a functioning model railroad? I'll give you 3 guesses which way I'd go.
Sometimes, kids see the obvious better than adults. That's why I never really bothered to grow up.
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MisterBeasley I dunno. Crude push-toys vs. a functioning model railroad? I'll give you 3 guesses which way I'd go. Sometimes, kids see the obvious better than adults. That's why I never really bothered to grow up.
Good on you, MisterBeasley- there should be more of the Peter Pan in all of us. Being grown up is such a pain. If I had known as a kid what it was going to be like as an adult I would have stayed at being seven for the rest of my life.
Bruce
It's interesting that Amtrak used a C&O F unit when so many models of THEIR equipment are available.(or weren't we supposed to notice that...)
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loathar It's interesting that Amtrak used a C&O F unit when so many models of THEIR equipment are available. I don't want to grow up! I want to be a toys R us kid!
It's interesting that Amtrak used a C&O F unit when so many models of THEIR equipment are available.
I agree on both counts---------
loathar It's interesting that Amtrak used a C&O F unit when so many models of THEIR equipment are available.(or weren't we supposed to notice that...) I don't want to grow up! I want to be a toys R us kid!
Good point. However, they used their prototype equipment to build excitement to the very end. It is still a good way of marketing.
Sometimes I think a bunch of kids could do a better job of running Amtrak.
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wholeman I came across this on youtube. I think it couldn't be further from the truth. [Amtrak Commercial] Enjoy.
[Amtrak Commercial]
Did you really mean to say "I think it couldn't be further from the truth?"
I think it's right on target. Amtrak ridership has been increasing every year for the past several years, as driving and flying become increasing hassles. And with an Amtrak-friendly administration now in Washington (Amtrak got some stimulus funds and funding is way up in the new budget), I think the train truly has "arrived."
Now, I want my Amtrak service back in Ocala, Florida!
Bill
BHirschiDid you really mean to say "I think it couldn't be further from the truth?"
No I didn't really mean it. I was being humorous. Amtrak has always had some great commercials in the past and present. Their print advertisements are great too. I wish they would run more of those ads on the mainstream media as the Oxi-Clean and FreeCreditReport.com.
BHirschi think it's right on target. Amtrak ridership has been increasing every year for the past several years, as driving and flying become increasing hassles. And with an Amtrak-friendly administration now in Washington (Amtrak got some stimulus funds and funding is way up in the new budget), I think the train truly has "arrived." Now, I want my Amtrak service back in Ocala, Florida!
think it's right on target. Amtrak ridership has been increasing every year for the past several years, as driving and flying become increasing hassles. And with an Amtrak-friendly administration now in Washington (Amtrak got some stimulus funds and funding is way up in the new budget), I think the train truly has "arrived."
I am finally glad we have an administration who is Amtrak-friendly. It is about time. Our country's transportation infrastructure has been needing some much TLC for about ten years.
citylimitsMisterBeasley I dunno. Crude push-toys vs. a functioning model railroad? I'll give you 3 guesses which way I'd go. Sometimes, kids see the obvious better than adults. That's why I never really bothered to grow up. Good on you, MisterBeasley- there should be more of the Peter Pan in all of us. Being grown up is such a pain. If I had known as a kid what it was going to be like as an adult I would have stayed at being seven for the rest of my life. Bruce
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jeffrey-wimberly Sometimes I think a bunch of kids could do a better job of running Amtrak.
wholemanI came across this on youtube. I think it couldn't be further from the truth. Amtrak Commercial Enjoy.
Oh man, I love that. and the sad thing (unless you love trains) is that's kinda true.
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To be honest I don't think they would have wanted me running amtrak as a kid. I would have probably ordered flames painted on all the locomotives along with jet boosters to make them go 500 miles an hour.
Also I would have probably given it a really dumb `80s kid sounding name like Radical Express or Gnarly Dude Railroad.
dirtyd79 jeffrey-wimberly Sometimes I think a bunch of kids could do a better job of running Amtrak. To be honest I don't think they would have wanted me running amtrak as a kid. I would have probably ordered flames painted on all the locomotives along with jet boosters to make them go 500 miles an hour. Also I would have probably given it a really dumb `80s kid sounding name like Radical Express or Gnarly Dude Railroad.
GDR huh. Sounds about right. With all the problems with planes crashing lately though I wouldn't be suprised if things like Amtrac suddenly saw a small spike usage. I mean it has been decades since they hade the derailing problems, and the way I remember it quite a bit of them wasn't really their fault. I do recall something about people doing stuff to the rails so the trains would derail. Who knows maybe it was the airline industry trying to scare people into flying. Maybe now the rail industry is doing the same. Or maybe I'm just listening to that little voice in my head that says everything is a conspiracy too much. Oh shush you. Hey, no, no. Bad little voice. JFK WAS only shot by one person, just the one. Uh oh. I think they all heard me arguing with you......Dale.
Well, Amtrak has made some improvements when it comes to on-time service, but it is still pretty bad...and expensive, too.
Why in the world did a railroad commercial use the sound of a steam whistle when the diesel model passed by the camera? You think they'd get that right.
I grew up in the '90s and I would have put loud speakers on the outside of the trains if I was in charge of Amtrak. The speakers would play the song C'mon 'N Ride It (The Train) by the Quad City DJs. That wouldn't be a good idea at night though It would make a good advertisement jingle though.