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A car don't cost $50 million, its more like a million or two. On top of this is the fact that Amtrak sold all its assets in the previous management in a futile attempt to run a profit one year, and now leases all of its equipment. Why you would continue to lease 50 year old cars and not lease a new one for the same price is beyond me? What is truly a sad statement, is that there isn't any new equipment to lease....and why.... Old equipment costs more to operate, as little things need repair.... I don't see 50 year old city police cars or ambulances..... I wonder why? Most of the equipment Amtrak operates run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.... So when the old plumbing or the old air conditioners or the old diner's stoves, refrigerators and freezers fail, Amtrak has to pay more to keep old equipment operating.... Burying your head in the sand and not repairing damaged cars won't let the old problem disappear.... Today's modern hotels and cruise ships have independent air conditioners, allowing people to smoke in their rooms and set the temperature for their use.... Amtrak's sleepers don't have the above, the whole car is one air conditioner, the only control is the air flow.... Most of Amtrak's sleepers don't have independent showers either, while today's new cruise ships do. Other items on today's cruise ships are individual coffee makers, hair dryers, and DVD players plus TVs in the individual cabins. None of the above is noticed in any Amtrak sleeper..... In fact, Amtrak Superliner lounges still have VHS players....in a world where DVDs have replaced VHS tapes. Its already getting harder to find VHS at Blockbuster. In just a couple of years, America will join the likes of the United Kingdom and move on to HDTV, maybe Amtrak should invest in HDTV widescreen TVs(16x9)....already most of the TV stations in America are already simulcasting analog with digital television. Most of the cruise ships and many airliners have internet cafes, why don't Amtrak lounges have computers for the web or even for video games? Yes, there is a lot Amtrak can improve upon to modernize into the 21st century.....cheap, common, everyday things....things common on cruise ships and airliners and motels...... Of course, if Amtrak moved quickly to develop HSR, it wouldn't need sleepers. However, it wouldn't hurt Amtrak to provide HDTV TVs showing movies in their coaches and lounges....and provide for an internet cafe in their lounges.... And why not develop a buffet car to widen the choice of dining onboard a train? While the diner restaurant is very nice, the cafe microwave sandwiches aren't.....
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