 Web Opinion on Amtrak |
| ICGsteve |
 Dec 5 2007, 11:34 PM
Post
#1
|
|
Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,540 Joined: 15-July 03 Member No.: 41  |
QUOTE Amtrak Agonistes WP websiteWith the introduction of a newer, faster Eurostar, it's time to ask why America's train system is off the rails. By Joe Brancatelli Portfolio.com: Business Travel Tuesday, December 4, 2007; 12:00 AM Here's a cosmic question: How much is 30 minutes of a business traveler's time worth? Here's a concrete (well, concrete and steel) answer: about $13.5 billion. Sounds a little pricey, even for us self-important titans of industry. But British train interests have just thrown an additional $13.5 billion into its side of the already popular Eurostar, which now zips between London and Paris in just two hours and 15 minutes. Launched with appropriate pomp and circumstance three weeks ago, the new, improved Eurostar is 30 minutes faster than Amtrak's Acela, which requires two hours and 45 minutes to ply a similar distance between New York and Washington. |
   |
 
|
Posts in this topic
ICGsteve Web Opinion on Amtrak Dec 5 2007, 11:34 PM
BillMagee The author of that piece is being kind to Acela. ... Dec 6 2007, 07:32 AM Sloan I didn't know the Sunset Limited ran from ... Dec 6 2007, 09:04 AM
ICGsteve Ok, I'll admit that I only skimmed it. I figur... Dec 6 2007, 12:43 PM  |
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:
| Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 21st May 2013 - 12:23 PM |
Invision Power Board
© 2013 IPS, Inc.
Licensed to: On Track On Line