Others have pointed out most of the flaws in your plan to add more LD Trains for PA @ the expense of W VA.
I notice you mention that PA had 2 Major Cities, PGH and PHL, that you feel deserve more trains despite already having the Daily Cap Ltd.
My State, Texas, has 4 Cities/MSMAs in the top Ten in Population.
The third biggest, Houston, has 3 Trains a week ( Sunset Ltd.) Eastbound to New Orleans and Westbound to LA via San Antonio.
The 7th Biggest, San Antonio, has a Daily Texas Eagle via Austin, (10th Biggest) Dallas/Ft Worth to Chicago and the three times a week Sunset Ltd. Eastbound to Houston and New Orleans and Westbound to LA.
There is no Train between Dallas/Ft Worth and Houston, one has to take a Thruway Ambus from Longview in East Texas( Texas Eagle) to Houston.
There is no rail connection between Austin and Houston either.
Perhaps they should stop all the Texas LD Trains ( there is also the Texas/Oklahoma supported Heartland Flyer between Ft. Worth and Oklahoma City) so Pennsylvania can have more trains! NOT!!
Were totally supportive of your idea to bring back the Broadway Ltd. and your other wish list Trains also, soon as the funding and equipment are found! ( Attention Pennsylvanian Officials)
But NOT at the expensive of any other Trains now running!
I notice you mention that PA had 2 Major Cities, PGH and PHL, that you feel deserve more trains despite already having the Daily Cap Ltd.
My State, Texas, has 4 Cities/MSMAs in the top Ten in Population.
The third biggest, Houston, has 3 Trains a week ( Sunset Ltd.) Eastbound to New Orleans and Westbound to LA via San Antonio.
The 7th Biggest, San Antonio, has a Daily Texas Eagle via Austin, (10th Biggest) Dallas/Ft Worth to Chicago and the three times a week Sunset Ltd. Eastbound to Houston and New Orleans and Westbound to LA.
There is no Train between Dallas/Ft Worth and Houston, one has to take a Thruway Ambus from Longview in East Texas( Texas Eagle) to Houston.
There is no rail connection between Austin and Houston either.
Perhaps they should stop all the Texas LD Trains ( there is also the Texas/Oklahoma supported Heartland Flyer between Ft. Worth and Oklahoma City) so Pennsylvania can have more trains! NOT!!
Were totally supportive of your idea to bring back the Broadway Ltd. and your other wish list Trains also, soon as the funding and equipment are found! ( Attention Pennsylvanian Officials)
But NOT at the expensive of any other Trains now running!
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