54light15 Besides the routes mentioned in the article, where do they want to expand the service? In their own districts I suppose. Chicago to Florida would be a good expansion but that's been talked to death, hasn't it?
Besides the routes mentioned in the article, where do they want to expand the service? In their own districts I suppose. Chicago to Florida would be a good expansion but that's been talked to death, hasn't it?
They produced and published a nice little color magazine describing in detail including projected trip times for all new corridor services. The title of the spend $66 Billion project is "AmtrakConnectsUS".
https://www.amtrakconnectsus.com/
What is rather comedic about Chicago to Florida is they brought almost the entire route back except for Louisville to Nashville portion for some strange reason. So Chicago to Florida still not possible until they fill that short gap somehow. I am still scratching my head there. Such an obvious train.
Here is something that will also make you laugh. Download the Corridor booklet at the above link and look at the Auto-Train Demographics at who the primary market is according to age. While not surprising, also stupid Amtrak marketing has not broadened that specific trains appeal more. Instead it is maintain status quo....milk the cash cow.
Amtrak clearly states in booklet two high priorities for expansion to proceed. #1 Amtrak train priority on host railroads (policy and enforcement). #2 Host railroad be willing to accept new services at a reasonable cost which would be reviewed by STB for costs.................which I think is the whole foundation of the legal arbitration taking place now with New Orleans to Mobile service.
Most of the airlines are hiring but cutting flights and raising fares.
Hilarious, now the excuse is, well we want to expand rail passenger service but we do not have enough employees and are having problems meeting hiring targets.............oh boy.....
https://www.route-fifty.com/infrastructure/2022/09/lawmakers-push-amtrak-restore-cut-routes-and-expand-service/376844/
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