>>1050566Well Amtrak already has dedicated rolling stock for certain routes (Amtrak California, Cascades etc.) so I don't see how that wouldn't work out.
Plus as I mentioned in
>>1050550, conventional rolling stock would be phased out from commuter routes and be reserved for long distance routes, which should cut down on the need for shuffling.
>>1050575Except Applefying is one of the reasons long distance service is a money drain. They don't sell enough tickets.
Remember, commuter service doesn't sell to the same crowd as overnight service. If anything the loss of individual identity caused revenues on long distance passenger rail to collapse. You can tell this from the fact that lines such as the Panama Limited and Super Chief that their retained high level of service right up until Amtrak were somewhat more economically solvent because they retained their reputation. As a result, the trains were still popular with tourists and even celebrities.
