[Bernard]

So Kirsten Powers and Karl Rove think the Northeast portion of Amtrak makes money, and it's the evil Republicans who force Amtrak to keep running trains to nowhere. Meanwhile Juan Williams is saying that the same Northeast corridor of Amtrak is buried in capital debt and could not survive without taxpayer bailout funding.

Sounds like we need to have Professor Rachel Maddow or Professor Jon Stewart or Professor Bill Maher explain the real situation to us. (By the way, 2 of those people admit they are or were comedians. Quick, which ones?)

[bray]

Amtrak is a train wreck and should be shut down. A private service would take its place if it is viable.

[Sooth2222]

Te Acela Express and Northeast Regional service (like train 188) are supposed to be the most profitable AMTRAK routes.

"Amtrak loses a ton of money each year. It doesn’t have to."

"U.S. Passenger Rail Ridership"