Comments on: October 7, 2006 - A Bad Day for the California Zephyr http://trainblog.com/2006/10/october-7-2006-bad-day-for-california/ TrainBlog - Blogging about passenger trains, high-speed rail, Amtrak, Caltrain, VTA, railroads, transit, public transportation, passenger rail advocacy and related politics. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 04:18:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Anonymous http://trainblog.com/2006/10/october-7-2006-bad-day-for-california/#comment-108 Anonymous Mon, 04 Dec 2006 19:18:00 +0000 http://trainblog.com/2006/10/october-7-2006-bad-day-for-california/#comment-108 why don't they just cut to the chase and cram people in box cars? no more slow-downs waiting for freight cars - just use the freight cars. Just leave some hay in there for people to lie on and put a bucket in the corner for people to take care of business. It's the American way to run a train system! why don’t they just cut to the chase and cram people in box cars? no more slow-downs waiting for freight cars - just use the freight cars. Just leave some hay in there for people to lie on and put a bucket in the corner for people to take care of business. It’s the American way to run a train system!

]]> By: Ben http://trainblog.com/2006/10/october-7-2006-bad-day-for-california/#comment-107 Ben Wed, 11 Oct 2006 21:13:00 +0000 http://trainblog.com/2006/10/october-7-2006-bad-day-for-california/#comment-107 I'm not sure how reliable the gossip is, but I'm persuaded the parlor cars won't be around for long. It's too bad, because they're really a nice bonus for sleeper car passengers. Wonder how long it will be before the sleepers are phased out... I’m not sure how reliable the gossip is, but I’m persuaded the parlor cars won’t be around for long. It’s too bad, because they’re really a nice bonus for sleeper car passengers. Wonder how long it will be before the sleepers are phased out…

]]> By: Marcel Marchon http://trainblog.com/2006/10/october-7-2006-bad-day-for-california/#comment-106 Marcel Marchon Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:55:00 +0000 http://trainblog.com/2006/10/october-7-2006-bad-day-for-california/#comment-106 I totally agree that "usually under 2 hours" is not really good at all, but compared with what it was like earlier this year, it's at least an improvement. I fear that with the current setup of US passenger railroading - where the freight railroads own the track and the passenger trains run as a second thought - we will never have really realiable trains that arrive on-time all the time. Not without a lot of padding in the schedule that makes the travel times very unattractive in the first place. What we need here in California is the high speed rail system - high speed, reliable passenger trains that run on dedicated tracks and on a reliable, fast schedule. I think the high speed rail system is the only way to achieve this. I totally agree that “usually under 2 hours” is not really good at all, but compared with what it was like earlier this year, it’s at least an improvement. I fear that with the current setup of US passenger railroading - where the freight railroads own the track and the passenger trains run as a second thought - we will never have really realiable trains that arrive on-time all the time. Not without a lot of padding in the schedule that makes the travel times very unattractive in the first place.

What we need here in California is the high speed rail system - high speed, reliable passenger trains that run on dedicated tracks and on a reliable, fast schedule. I think the high speed rail system is the only way to achieve this.

]]> By: Anonymous http://trainblog.com/2006/10/october-7-2006-bad-day-for-california/#comment-105 Anonymous Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:51:00 +0000 http://trainblog.com/2006/10/october-7-2006-bad-day-for-california/#comment-105 I love your blog, and your Amtrak coverage, but "usually" being under 2 hours late is nothing to cheer about. I am rail enthusiast and travel by train whenever life and business permit. Unfortunately, the "usual" 2 hour delays with low but present risks of 5 to 6 hour delays, keeps me flying on planes. I love your blog, and your Amtrak coverage, but “usually” being under 2 hours late is nothing to cheer about.

I am rail enthusiast and travel by train whenever life and business permit. Unfortunately, the “usual” 2 hour delays with low but present risks of 5 to 6 hour delays, keeps me flying on planes.

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