On 7/30/2009 6:22 AM, Bob Ackley wrote to Bob Sakowski:


-> Replying to a message of Bob Sakowski to Richard Webb:
-> 
->  BS> Amtrak came in existence AFTER the railroads ceased passenger traffic
->  BS> cited it as being a money loser.
-> 
-> Actually Amtrak took over the railroads' passenger service.  The railroads
-> wanted
-> to end passenger service, particularly the long haul trains,

Key point, railroads wanted and threatened to cease passenger service.

Should the govt have said OK and not do anything about the thousands of
commuters using the rails, primarily in the northeast?

 
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