Passenger Trains > Richard Anderson at the California Passenger Rail Summit

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What Andersen does not get is that while people's journeys on LD trains average 491 miles, they do not neatly coincide with the 750 mile corridors. They overlap, with hundreds of permutations, and segmenting trains does not reduce operating costs, nor improve equipment utilization. That's why the Amfleet-2 have more mileage on them than the older Amfleet-1.

I can't help but wonder if Mr. Anderson's tenure will soil the legacy of Wick Moorman, through his influence on the demise of the long distance passenger train. Will Moorman go down in history as the proverbial "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" ... an admitted rail enthusiast, a private car owner, and an experienced railroad man ... who finally liberated the freight RR's from having to deal with those pesky passenger trains?

It is sure starting to look that way. Anderson is wreaking havoc, and it would not be too far-fetched to think Mr. Moorman may have selected him to do exactly what the freight carriers' have wished for in some time.

Just something to consider.

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The thing is if it happens, our Country is gonna go that much deeper into the 10TH Level of Hell transportation wise, this is really getting stupid and crappy too! All Hell is gonna break loose in no time!



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See report about this by RailPAC president Paul Dyson:

https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?4,4536598

Reliable sources have indicated that a well-known columnist for a highly respected rail-oriented magazine recently interviewed Richard Anderson and after only a few minutes was convinced he was “totally clueless about how Amtrak works, and his vision for the future was a distorted picture that no well-informed CEO would present to the media or the public”. He further concluded that Anderson came across as aloof and unfriendly, and Anderson felt his ideas were well thought out and researched, and they would have to be accepted no matter how much opposition there was to them.

This turbulent situation brings to mind the reign of David A. Stockman, who was the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 1981-1985 under President Regan. He was an extremely controversial figure who was an avid supporter of “trickle down economics”, an economic theory which advocates reducing taxes on businesses and the wealthy. His ideas were widely unpopular and he resigned in 1985.

Based on Anderson‘s recent comments and his vision for the future of Amtrak he MUST be removed ASAP.