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<p>"Cost walks on two legs"</p> <p>That´s a known fact for just about any type of industry you can think of, including AMTRAK. If you want to cut down on cost, you have to cut services, which will in return cut down ridership.</p> <p>Most of the European state-owned railroads went down that route in the 1950´s up until the late 1960´s, which really did not solve the issue at all, as revenues declined faster that costs could come down. It was as late as the mid 80´s when they found out that improved services would take people back to riding trains. Improved services means improved comfort, on-board services and speed...</p>
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