by west point
John_Perkowski wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 10:47 pm As long as Amtrak is funded by a line in an Appropriations Act, all of this is a pipe dream.Correct. However why not break appropriations into operating costs and the fixed management costs into separate line items. Amtrak would have to list P / L of the routes which "MAY" reduce some of the outrageous costs for example the Sunset.? OMP this allocating costs really hides what it really costs. Am thinking of the per mile costs of a loco and passenger cars. Of course, congress is going to need to demand transparency which for various reasons has not been forth coming.