Amtrak Revenue and Cash Shortfall - Merged

[Thirdrail7]

Wow! No one posted the last one? Whatever will we do?

 

[WoodyinNYC]

Wow! No one posted the last one? Whatever will we do?

I'm sorry. Did I leave something out? What exactly needs to be posted?

Looking back I see that I buried the sleeper numbers. They're there, but easily overlooked.

Sleeper ridership 1975 was 26,000. In 2015 it was 77,000. So it boomed.

Meanwhile coach totals remained pretty flat, 349,000 in 1975 to 385,000 in 2015.

 

[Thirdrail7]

Wow! No one posted the last one? Whatever will we do?

I'm sorry. Did I leave something out? What exactly needs to be posted?

I was referring to this: Interesting trainorders.com Posts.( 02/19). I was just poking fun at the fact no one had posted "the scoop" on this board. I guess this place will never be as good as train orders. ^_^

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[JayPea]

I was referring to this: Interesting trainorders.com Posts.( 02/19). I was just poking fun at the fact no one had posted "the scoop" on this board. I guess this place will never be as good as train orders. ^_^

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Trainorders, after all, is a pay site. Ya have to pay for quality! :lol:

 

[Ryan]

The quality of my posts would increase significantly if I were paid to make them!

 

[Thirdrail7]

I was referring to this: Interesting trainorders.com Posts.( 02/19). I was just poking fun at the fact no one had posted "the scoop" on this board. I guess this place will never be as good as train orders. ^_^

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Trainorders, after all, is a pay site. Ya have to pay for quality! :lol:

I don't think they are getting their money's worth! :hi:

 

[neroden]

( http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?4,3966380 )

This is actually a really good letter from Boardman and it reminds me why I like him.

"Next, I appreciate the work that everyone has done to help us reduce our costs – but I have reviewed the recommended cuts, and in many cases, we are delaying or eliminating investments that are critical to our future while not looking at underlying cost issues.

"Our challenge is to keep building Amtrak for the future while managing our way through this difficult financial situation today."

This is a polite but direct slam at his department managers, telling them that they are cutting the wrong places, that it's not acceptable, and that he's not going to tolerate it. This is management. Good for Boardman.

"We have many positions at Amtrak that have been held open for a long time. When these positions are left open, the funding for these positions stays within the department – and can be used for other purposes, as the department sees fit. This practice is not an efficient use of our resources."

There's also this slam at the department managers.

If specific departments are prone to playing these sorts of games and refuse to straighten out, we may see a few department managers sacked....