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I’m confused, so Boardman didn’t want to downgrade dining on any trains?

It was actually a pretty shrewd move on Boardmans part. He had to placate the Mica types in Congress and show some type of initiative on cutting food costs as misguided as the notion is and was. He took the only route with double daily service and removed the diner from one train. Customers still had the choice of a full service train or save a few bucks and take a no frills train. It was a good sacrificial lamb all things considered. The move made logical sense unlike today’s cuts which don’t make any sense.

The first paragraph of this article from the time sums it up. It hurt ridership but it was done to appease Congress.

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[QUOTE="Amtrakfflyer, post: 917209, member: 449"] I’m confused, so Boardman didn’t want to downgrade dining on any trains? [/QUOTE] It was actually a pretty shrewd move on Boardmans part. He had to placate the Mica types in Congress and show some type of initiative on cutting food costs as misguided as the notion is and was. He took the only route with double daily service and removed the diner from one train. Customers still had the choice of a full service train or save a few bucks and take a no frills train. It was a good sacrificial lamb all things considered. The move made logical sense unlike today’s cuts which don’t make any sense. The first paragraph of this article from the time sums it up. It hurt ridership but it was done to appease Congress. [URL unfurl="true"]http://cs.trains.com/trn/f/743/p/254053/2840260.aspx[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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