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Archive for February, 2005
Vol. 2, No. 6 – February 28, 2005
- That great liberal icon and foreign affairs visionary of the 20th Century, Franklin D. Roosevelt famously said, trying to soothe a frightened nation, “we have nothing to fear but fear itself.” That lesson apparently has been forgotten by Amtrak cultists and their ilk and other normally rational people when it comes to discussion of the Northeast Corridor. Read more…
Vol. 2, No. 5 – February 22, 2005
- Andrew Selden, URPA Vice President of Law and Policy and President of the Minnesota Association of Rail Passengers offers this commentary on Amtrak current affairs: Read more…
Vol. 2, No. 4 – February 14, 2005
- Enough is enough. It’s time for Amtrak President and CEO David Gunn to leave the company, preferably as soon as possible. Read more…
Vol. 2, No. 3 – February 04, 2005
- The late Bill Johnson, URPA contributor and Amtrak consultant for five years used to say, “never hope for something too much or you might just get it.” He did, and he learned the hard way by starting with the assignment to increase ridership on the east end of the Sunset Limited in 1996. Read more…