Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ki4pv.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!hropus!ki4pv!tanner From: tanner@ki4pv.UUCP (Tanner Andrews) Newsgroups: net.railroad Subject: Re: Amtrak and the next budget proposal Message-ID: <7028@ki4pv.UUCP> Date: Tue, 14-Jan-86 18:38:24 EST Article-I.D.: ki4pv.7028 Posted: Tue Jan 14 18:38:24 1986 Date-Received: Fri, 17-Jan-86 00:58:38 EST References: <1538@mtgzz.UUCP> Organization: CompuData South, DeLand Lines: 27 One might get the impression that money was going to rain from heaven onto amtrak from their handling of express. The handling of express (packages w/o people) is, essentially, found money. They have, however, started to refuse to accept express at some stations. Ours (DeLand, city code DLD) is one of them. The agent received notice that, effective 01-Jan-86, he is not to accept outgoing express. He is still here to sell tickets (and sells plenty!) and handle baggage. The train still carries baggage cars (two: from TPA and MIA). Thus, no money is saved by refusing to handle express shipments from this station. I have written (address shewn below) but have, to date, received no explanation. I have also, to date, not seen the source from which money is to rain upon them. The address of the person in charge (feel free to write) is: Susan Payne, Director of Amtrak Express, 400 N. Capitol St. NW, Washington, DC 20001. If anyone writes, and gets a reasonable-sounding explanation, please feel free to pass the gist along to me at this electronic address. -- Tanner Andrews, KI4PV uucp: ...!decvax!ucf-cs!ki4pv!tanner