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*Blush* <br /> <br />Awe,..g'on!! ;o) <br /> <br />But seriously, entertaining your suggestion for a second, how would I ever get the message actually through to Gunn? <br /> <br />1.) He is a busy man, with "global scale" problems to wtestle with. <br /> <br />2)Any attempt to "write in" will simply fall into the hands of some "sit on his ***" lackey (probably the one in charge of making sure that stations in remote areas have phonebooks, would be my guess) and the "problem" would be shielded away from the hand that slaps <br /> <br />and <br /> <br />3) even if it did make it through, it'd be received <br />'tongue in cheek' as a "nuts paradigm" expecting lower fares AND more station stops, given their funding crunch <br /> <br />I think the most significant part of my post was the part about (from all appearances) Amtrak expecting me to buy into their ammortization schedule of the equipment. <br /> <br />I mean, either you want to be in the railroad business or you don't. If you do, then you must buy rolling stock. It's that simple. <br /> <br />I doubt seriously that Norfolk Southern is gigging Triple Crown customers for equipment ammortization, since it is market share they are aiming at. <br /> <br />Inversely considered, Amtrak is doing the very opposite, by their farebox prices, they are discouraging market share,..sure worked in my instance.. <br /> <br />"cutting ones own throat" comes to mind. <br /> <br />(but, thanks for your endorsement of my view)
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