Given the size and consist of the late '70s and '80s eastern Amtrak trains, Silver Service, Crescent, Lake Shore Limited, Cardinal, etc., with an appropriate or unlimited availability of passenger cars and types, why would those trains look like today? That is to say, how many cars, what types, and how utilized? Your thoughts?
An example of what I mean is the Crescent of the late 1980s, which appeared to have good car utilization, including sleeper and coach pickup and drop-off in Atlanta, which reflected and accommodated its higher traffic and demand to and from Atlanta north.
An example of what I mean is the Crescent of the late 1980s, which appeared to have good car utilization, including sleeper and coach pickup and drop-off in Atlanta, which reflected and accommodated its higher traffic and demand to and from Atlanta north.