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Anything of substance discussed? I haven't got a chance to watch it yet? Any relevant hard questions asked? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/amtrak-ceo-pandemic-delayed-profitability-by-years/ar-AA1ccPqi...

Gardner goes to testify before the hostile or sympathetic to him (depending on what one believes) House Tuesday. Will he throw the LD trains under the perverbial bus as he has in the past prior to being CEO? Will he answer to basically everything we’ve talked about in this thread. Aurora Group...

Add that to the $19 Auto train sale this past week and it looks like sales and marketing might have actually woken up a bit. Most people will never take advantage of either of these two fares but it starts to break the stigma Amtrak has gotten that it’s only for the super well off. On the flip...

Price and amenities seem outstanding. Amazing what can be done with a motivated management and marketing. https://www.yahoo.com/news/took-floridas-brightline-train-fort-125000723.html

“A source of mine with a direct line to people in AMTK management claims that around 200 Superliners are parked on rip track at Beech Grove, being stripped of parts to feed the active trainsets. That's 40% of the fleet gone with no intention of returning them to service. I'd say it's a...

Let’s focus our energies on main issue here, 75 percent of us don’t like how Amtrak is run. It’s great management got out of DC and rode some trains. Whether their intentions were true or not is up for debate. Personally for me Harris’s linked in comments set off alarm bells and I’m doubling...

Remember this was a special trip requiring amenities and food not offered to normal passengers because “nobody rides end to end“ especially two trains in a row, phew! Out of touch.

Why refresh a refreshed car? They already have the leather.:)

“The bad news is the term-expired board members are still sitting.” Meaning Coscia is still in charge, for now..

On that note. It’s thought that as of next week the Capitals summer consist will be 1 sleeper 1 coach 1 food service. That’s swirling all over other outlets. It appears and is backed up in a ways by the Steel rails article above that Amtrak is going with lack of equipment to run full consists...

I have a bad feeling about these two trains if the House cuts the budget at all. From all accounts it doesn’t look like management was mingling with passengers. It’s so rare management rides the trains an employee brought up an ominous remark in comments on another forum. When Anderson rode...

This is good! https://railpac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Steel-Wheels-2023.Q1.pdf

https://www.travelpulse.com/News/Car-Rail/Amtrak-Unveils-New-Acela-Class-Dining-Menu Hot off the press, if they weren’t arguably better then Flex they apparently are now.

“The only real solution is to increase supply to better meet demand, a win-win with lower prices for the passenger and more revenue for Amtrak. Unfortunately that isn't going to happen anytime soon, if it ever does” That sums things up we can debate, talk, argue about it forever. Management...

Blue plate special for coach passengers served to go from the diner. Special of the day (usually chicken), potato and veggie, cookie, bottle of water. $12 ish dollars at the time, someone can correct me if I’m wrong but went away around the Anderson regime 5-6 year ago?

$789 12/23/18 with military discount so you may be right -15 percent and the rail fare is calculated differently as well. I was super surprised to get that date at that price. We got in Christmas morning. Awesome trip. The fact doesn’t change though the family room is now more expensive, and...

While people are paying these fares to some extent, the fares and service provided will not result in repeat ridership. How many one off passengers are there until the well runs dry? I’m not wholly convinced the trains are as full as people think. Talking to multiple employees about it and have...

Or we don’t want to hear the answer. The juries still out on that one. I’m hopeful the hold on the BOD nominations announced this week will help foster improvements to all aspects of the national network, affordability included.

Unfortunately people don’t book a 2 night train trip 12 hours in advance. That type of yield management is fine and appropriate for an airline not so much for train travel. In my opinion the sweet spot to dump inventory would be 10 days out. Not saying lower fares shouldn’t also be available at...

I thought Sen Moran would have beaten him to it but I’m glad people are starting to take notice.