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You are SO Right. We really shouldn't be two hard on Amtrak, though. They have had a big problem with "Foamers", I mean guys who seem to actually foam at the mouth about railroads, all foam -nothing real. It was once a major American pasttime to go down to the station and watch the trains go by - at least at the smaller way-stations. There are even old folksongs about it. I used to take my family to the station, but I gave it up in disgust as every night there were these "Hotdogs" struttin around, bullying the waiting passengers, trying to tell everyone what to do. They even boss some Amtrak agents around. Of course, if you watched long enough, you could figure out that they were only trying to out-do one another -be the big dude who knows it all. I have also witnessed outright theft of railroad property - they always say the company does want it anymore and doesn't realize its value. HA! I got my start in railroading even before my Father was born - From my Grandfather. Its obviously in my blood. I have worked the rails for thirty years. I take my railroading seriously, and wi***o pass the love of railroading to my descendants, as my fathers did. But I cannot stomach the behavior of some so-called railfans. I don't want to expose my children to such frothing behavior. So I don't go to the station any more. Does anyone know how the "Railfan" community can rid itself of these nuisance individuals. If we could manage this, we would probably be welcomed back by the industry with open arms. Going down to the station could again become a favorite American pastime.
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