Amtrak
Almost forgot to blog about this Op-Ed from Wednesday on why Amtrak sucks. Anyone who has spent any amount of time on an Amtrak train knows who has “priority” on the tracks: freight.
The college dance major on the cellphone behind me was in tears. She urged her relatives to go ahead with their planned activities without her and she would meet them in Chicago later. Maybe.
That’s a familiar scene. Senators Frank Launtenberg and Trent Lott (of all people) are pushing legislation to give the Surface Transportation Board some teeth in getting Amtrak moving.
April 6th, 2007 at 9:38 am
John — Meredith and I are having folks over for drinks / BBQ at our house this evening around 7. Sorry it’s late notice, but neither of us have your email, so I thought leaving a comment on the blog might work. Hope you can make it. — Nathan