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Re: Major Amtrak derailment in Philly |
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Posted by Broadway Lion on Tue May 19 08:01:02 2015, in response to Re: Major Amtrak derailment in Philly, posted by 3-9 on Mon May 18 21:50:31 2015. If you are running nothing more than a bus on rails, then no, a profit is not likely. LION has ridden on these trains too, and they were far from empty. Why, for sake do you think there are so many cars on these trains.1) Bring back classes of service. Sure we are supposed to be a classless society, but if you put people in box cars then only a certain class (or sort of people) will ride in them. 2) Run "Premium Coach Service", just having good quiet cars with a few amenities will pay for themselves in higher fares. 3) Run sleeper accommodations at a profit. But also bring back some sort of economy sleeper where passengers can get a horizontal accommodation for the night, and then return to the coach for the day time. (Shades of the 1920s eh?) Hey, if you can mulct another $20. from the schlubs in coach, go for it. 4) Dining cars like you really mean it! One or two seating for each of three meals does not cut it. The diner should be open from 5 AM to 9 PM with appropriate menus from simple to complete. The price on meals is too low. $20.00 seems about right for a simple meal, perhaps $30. for the works. ELIMINATE TIPPING ON THE TRAINS: These people are paid a good full union wage with benefits, they do not need tips. ROAR |
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