This Week at Amtrak; 2009-08-28
August 28th, 2009
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Volume 6, Number 33
- Good ideas never go bad, they just sometimes are put on a shelf. Read more…
Archive
Archive for the ‘Vision’ Category
A primer for members of the news media on correct terms for passenger rail
June 14th, 2009
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The news media is writing more and more every day about passenger trains in all forms, and usually quickly displays its collective ignorance on proper terminology for all things regarding passenger trains.
Special Distribution: The Successful Long Distance Passenger Train of the Future
August 24th, 2008
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- Amtrak is smiling approvingly at one of its bankers, Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, who has filed a bill in the United States Senate to provide Amtrak with $2.8 billion to overhaul existing equipment and build new rolling stock.If this bill becomes law (and, it is only in very early stages), Amtrak must take this opportunity to properly equip itself for the future – both financially and to meet passenger demand – with the correct selection of equipment, not just replacements for existing rolling stock.
- URPA has updated its 2005 white paper, Concepts of the Successful Long Distance Passenger Train of the Future (PDF).
Categories: Vision
Here are some things we know to be true, and you won’t find this information anywhere else
June 14th, 2007
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- “No passenger rail system in the world operates without some type of subsidy, and it’s impossible for Amtrak to exist subsidy-free.” Read more…
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Andrew Selden’s vision for the future of Amtrak and high speed rail in America
June 14th, 2007
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Where does… where should… Amtrak figure into the development of high speed rail? The automatic answer is it should figure prominently. The realistic answer is, Amtrak, after being the monopoly passenger rail carrier in the United States since 1971, for nearly 40 years, still has not proven it is worthy of the tax dollars which are poured into it year after year.
Categories: Vision
Overview, Concepts Of The Successful Long Distance Train Of The Future
September 7th, 2005
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Concepts Of The Successful Long Distance Train Of The Future
September 3rd, 2005
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J. Bruce Richardson
United Rail Passenger Alliance
September 2005
The successful long distance train of the future will look very different from today’s Amtrak long distance train. The train of the future will look more like the successful trains of the past which made money for their owners for very specific reasons.
Three Radical Ideas Concerning Amtrak
July 2nd, 2004
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Andrew C. Selden, President, Minnesota Association of Railroad Passengers; to the
National Railway Historical Society,
Minneapolis, MN
July 2, 2004
Categories: Vision
Suggested Improvements For Railroad Passenger Service
March 5th, 2002
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Suggested Improvements For
Railroad Passenger Service
As A Reliable Component Of The
National Transportation Infrastructure
Categories: Vision
