I think the NE Division of Amtrak could survive and become very profitable for a company , if the FRA got rid of the weight regs , Horn rules , and Freight sharing rules. They need to get into the 21st century , and accept the fact that lighter trains are no more dangerous then heavier trains. PTC should be mandatory for all NE Railroads.... I think SNCF , or JR East could run and expand Amtrak NE into the 21st century.
Why do I read your posts? I haven't bought stock in Bayer recently. The problems surrounding Amtrak are so complex, I doubt you can list them in a book less than an inch thick. No silver bullet exists. People could write tomes about Amtrak's problems and how to solve them- and have.
Nexis, I think it would be safe to say that you do not work in the railroad industry, at least not in North America.
He doesn't work in reality. But more so, Nexis seems to not listen to anything those of us with knowledge and experience say... so what's the point of arguing with him
Wouldn't not reading the article be an "exhibition in ignorance" itself?
Not automatically. I am in the glove and safety industry and probably know enough about hand, ear, eye, face, arm, fall and visibility protection that you'd need to take a week long course just to understand some of the things I could tell you I know about the industry and its products. You wouldn't need to know that information- ever- so if the New York Times writes and article on the subject, it is going to be dumbed down (and generally inaccurate) so that its readers can understand it without a crash course in the finer details of what they are talking about.
George is in the rail industry. Him reading an article about the rail industry in a national newspaper would be like me reading about gloves in one. He gets his knowledge about the trade from the trade, just like I do with mine. Reading any article outside of our trade for that purpose is only useful for understanding what the public perspective on it is. That article just continues to confirm that the public and politicians are woefully lacking of knowledge in the mechanics of running a railroad passenger service. Since it illustrates nothing industry insiders and well-informed advocates don't already know, reading it is a waste of time.
Not reading something because it quickly becomes obvious that it is an exposition of ignorance, or because you know the nature and mindset of the author is not ignorance, it is avoidace of wasting time.
Amen.74