Amtrak unveils first rail car funded by stimulus

Myway News ^ | 07/13/2009 | RANDALL CHASE

[iowamark]

Sen. John McCain and other Republican leaders praised the new "Obama Express."

[stephenjohnbanker]

It will pay for itself in the year 2525

[omega4179]

Restored, so that Amtrak can lose $40 a ticket filling it.

[2banana]

The car, refitted at a cost of about $687,000

$687,000 for a box with seats and some steel wheels? Just how much OT did these union goons put into this job? I wonder if anyone did a ROI for this. 200 people a day paying $20....does it even pay the interest?

[freebilly]

It will pay for itself in the year 2525

You are the optimist, aren't you...?

[Army Air Corps]

The car, refitted at a cost of about $687,000,...

$687,000 to refurbish ONE passenger railcar?

[iowamark]

At least they are refitting old rail cars. However, a private contractor could do they job at a fraction of what Amtrak’s shops cost.

[tet68]

Whoa! That Obama Express sure doesn’t give you much
for tourist class.

[Eleutheria5]

Milton! Thou shouldst be living on this day!

[stephenjohnbanker]

LMAO!!

[babygene]

“The car, refitted at a cost of about $687,000, will rejoin the Amtrak fleet next week”

We sure don’t get much for our money do we? ore than 1/2 mil for one car?

[BigSkyFreeper]

This isn’t exactly private sector stimulus.

[Lorianne]

Maybe Chrysler and GM can make rail cars ... if they haven’t sold all their equipment to China already.

[stephenjohnbanker]

“Restored, so that Amtrak can lose $40 a ticket filling it.”

That’s probably the best ROI we will ever get from Obama ;-)

[Secret Agent Man]

Amtrak is already hugely subsidized by the government. They make it sound like it’s the first federal money Amtrak’s ever received.

[dalereed]

“It will pay for itself in the year 2525”

It will require billions in subsidies every year until some administration puts an end to public transportation!

[Army Air Corps]

That was just to refurbish ONE existing railcar. Imagine the cost if it was built from scratch...

[Kickass Conservative]

Maybe they put in a Hemi.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Hmmmm........maybe we could overinsure it, and blow it up????

[Nachum]

The list, ping

Porkulus dollars, hard at work