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LAKE SHORE LIMITED REROUTE THROUGH DETROIT AND CANADA

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Amtrak was instructed by Congress, I believe, to study its operations, including long distance train operations, and develop plans to improve them.  Stakeholder focus groups were formed to address the problems, with the emphasis being on the worst performing trains first.  The Texas Eagle/Sunset Limited group developed an excellent plan to improve the performance of the Eagle and Sunset Limited.  In a nutshell, the group recommended junking the Sunset Limited east of San Antonio, replacing it with a daily train between New Orleans and San Antonio, and running the Eagle on a daily basis between Chicago and LAX, with better call times at several markets that are now served in the middle of the night.   What came of it?  Nothing!  Amtrak's go along to get along management appears to have dropped the idea. And as long as the current management crowd is in charge, very little in the way of improvements is likely to happen. But why should they. As long as intercity passenger trains are controlled by a government monopoly, where is the competitive pressure to do things better, faster, cheaper, with the operative word being better? So don't hold your breath whilst looking for improvements for the Lake Shore Limited!
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