(rshsdepot) FW: [northeastcorridor] Digest Number 439

["Kenyon Karl" <kenyon3_@_earthlink.net>]

There are immediate financial implications in the following because 'mail'
(and the like such as UPS) has been regarded by David Gunn as a rather
profitable sideline for Amtrak that does not unduly delay overnight
passenger trains. Note that, I strongly suspect that trains 10 & 13 appear
to not carry passengers at all (since they use rails owned and operated by
Amtrak & Commuter Rail Agencies).

I hope that there are no long range implications in this news since the
politics of Amtrak must require that they aggessively 'milk' every
significant source of funds available to make up for the inevitable
deficits of handling passengers. :-(


> [Original Message]
> From: <northeastcorridor_@_yahoogroups.com>
> To: <northeastcorridor_@_yahoogroups.com>
> Date: 2/14/03 3:31:19 AM
> Subject: [northeastcorridor] Digest Number 439
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> There is 1 message in this issue.
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> Topics in this digest:
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>       1. Amtrak Embargoes ALL MHC Cars
>            From: Gene Poon <sheehans_@_ap.net>
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>    Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 21:18:59 -0800
>    From: Gene Poon <sheehans_@_ap.net>
> Subject: Amtrak Embargoes ALL MHC Cars
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> Effective 11FEB03, Amtrak imposed a 60mph speed limit on all of its 135 
> active Material Handling Cars, both the 1400 and 1500 classes.  The cars 
> already were restricted to 60mph on CSX and Norfolk Southern.
>
> Obviously the continued operation of these cars in Amtrak trains would 
> adversely impact schedule reliability.  So, Amtrak is withdrawing all of 
> the 1400 and 1500 class cars from service.  The last ones were to 
> operate on 12FEB03 on Northeast Corridor mail trains, #10 and #13.
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> Current plans are to handle mail in Baggage Cars on the Northeast 
> Corridor, and in Roadrailers and Express Boxcars off the NEC.  This 
> might take a while, since Amtrak has been taking Express Boxcars out of 
> service and storing them.  Until enough Roadrailers, baggage and express 
> cars can be assigned for mail duty, Mail Trains 10 and 13 will not 
> operate.  The mail lines on the Twilight Shoreliner, Trains 66 and 67, 
> are also blanked.  The mail will be handled by truck instead.
>
> -Gene Poon
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