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[quote user="henry6"] [quote user="oltmannd"] [quote user="henry6"] Two entirely different animals...neither is a reflection of the other, two different products and services. Amtrak doesn't haul coal and NS doesn't haul people, etc.  You might just as well compare NS to any city transit system or commuter agency. and you'd be closer to comparison because  at least it would be regional.    <div style="clear:both;"></div> [/quote] Got numbers to go with this argument? Amtrak needs 2000+ mgt employees to operated 300 trains a day.  NS needs 3500 to operate 1000 trains a day.  How does what's in the train matter that much in this regard? <div style="clear:both;"></div> [/quote] Yes.  100% of Amtrak employees work for a passenger railroad and 100% of NS employees work for a freight railroad.. 100% of the territory covered by Amtrak is the entire country.  100% of the territory coverd by NS is about 1/3 of the country.   100% of the stock in Amtrak is owned by the Federal government.  100% of the stock of NS is owned by private individuals.  I don't understand your not understanding the differences between these two and why you cannot compare the two on an even basis. [/quote] From memory I believe the Federal Government controls the preferred stock of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation.  Some of the common stock is still held by the railroads or investors.  More than 70% of NS shares are held by institutional investors, i.e. pension funds, mutual funds, etc.  The percentage of the stock held directly by individuals is relatively small.
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