Battle For The Gulf Coast

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CSXBOY
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Battle For The Gulf Coast

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Currently CSX and Amtrak are fighting for the Gulf Coast Route as Amtrak wants to expand the Sunset limited to Florida as service is currently suspended in 05 due to Hurricane Katrina. CSX is saying it would hurt capacity to New Orelans. Usually I dont side on CSX and their executives but they got a business to run still even though they have slashed so much since 2017. They dont get handed federal government money to run their business compared to Amtrak. Here is the link. https://www.railwayage.com/regulatory/g ... s-respond/

Chip
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Re: Battle For The Gulf Coast

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CSXBOY wrote:
Thu Mar 24, 2022 2:42 pm
They dont get handed federal government money to run their business compared to Amtrak.
Amtrak is literally a government owned business so, yeah they’re going to be funded entirely by the federal government (i.e. you and I who pay taxes)

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