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Agreed that the freights don't like AMTRAK. That CSX dispatcher wasn't exactly hostile, but not pro either. Of course, he just does what the managers tell him. Hard to boost ridership & revenues when on-time performance is so poor. Vicious circle. Freight RRs need to be fairly compensated for trains on their rails, but penalized harshly for delays. More scheduling & less spur-of-the-moment movements might help accommodate more trains on limited rails, like airline flight paths, landing slots, etc. The dispatcher also told me proudly that auto carriers from Detroit took 5 days to get to Florida. 5 DAYS! Wake up , railroads. This is the age of the overnight package. No wonder the truckers are still winning the war. I would be interested to know how many TRAINS readers have actually ridden AMTRAK within the past year. --An interested (& opinionated), but not especially knowledgable observer.
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