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Re: NY congressman Higgins writes Amtrak's Moorman in support of reopening Buffalo Central Terminal |
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Posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Sat Mar 18 00:39:40 2017, in response to Re: NY congressman Higgins writes Amtrak's Moorman in support of reopening Buffalo Central Terminal, posted by Joe V on Fri Mar 17 19:11:26 2017. Lol yup, his proposal is shit, and will likely be stillborn in the legislature. Especially since that money is essentially going towards building the pointless wall. Most of the states affected are red states and his hold on the Senators is... tenuous at best. Without federal subsidy I can guarantee the Sunset, Cardinal, Crescent, and Texas Eagle disappear - bloodbath for the red states.The only way he can get it passed is if he reveals his (likely nonexistant) "trillion dollar infrastructure" plan before they vote on it. That said, I can see five long distance trains surviving doomsday: Auto Train (which covers its own operating expenses), Silver Meteor (best performing of the east coast LD trains), Coast Starlight (with WA, OR, and CA paying for it), Empire Builder during summer, and California Zephyr with higher fares (this train is always sold out, if it's not making money it's because they don't charge enough). The LSL would likely truncate to an Empire Corridor train limited to NY running on a similar schedule. At the very least the LSL could survive as a seasonal train opposite the Silver Meteor: Winter the trains run to Florida, summer they run to Chicago. Perhaps a similar seasonal split with the Empire Builder running summers and the City of New Orleans running winters. |
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