I don't do ad hominem but otherwise spot on, I'm afraid. There are some gorgeous runs in this country and probably enough demand east of the Mississippi but the Amtrak geniuses can't even make the NE Corridor work, much less anything long haul.
I don't do ad hominem but otherwise spot on, I'm afraid. There are some gorgeous runs in this country and probably enough demand east of the Mississippi but the Amtrak geniuses can't even make the NE Corridor work, much less anything long haul.
Pittsburgh ran electric streetcars (trolley cars) from downtown out to the suburbs until well into the 70's. Now the lines and right-of-ways have been converted to light rail and the new system is working. EROEI is the killer for most existing systems in the NE Corridor, including the longer runs, and don't think the "Amtrak geniuses" don't know this.
I don't do ad hominem but otherwise spot on, I'm afraid. There are some gorgeous runs in this country and probably enough demand east of the Mississippi but the Amtrak geniuses can't even make the NE Corridor work, much less anything long haul.
Pittsburgh ran electric streetcars (trolley cars) from downtown out to the suburbs until well into the 70's. Now the lines and right-of-ways have been converted to light rail and the new system is working. EROEI is the killer for most existing systems in the NE Corridor, including the longer runs, and don't think the "Amtrak geniuses" don't know this.