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  • A Railroader’s Plan for Amtrak (Mine: Privatization with a difference)

    08/16/2002 6:18:19 PM PDT · by CedarDave · 29 replies · 536+ views
    Trains Magazine (free registration required) ^ | August 16, 2002 | Bill Stephens
    A railroader’s plan for Amtrak Susquehanna’s Walter Rich thinks Class 1s should get back in the passenger business — but not in the traditional way by Bill Stephens Walter Rich — the man who transformed sleepy short line New York, Susquehanna & Western into a key transcontinental link for double-stack traffic — has crafted what seems to be a sensible plan for saving Amtrak. At first blush, the plan seems to be a non-starter. That’s because Rich envisions having the Class 1 freight railroads resume operating passenger trains for the first time since they fled the money-losing passenger business...