The train was 30 minutes late leaving the station for the ‘Inaugural Run’. The train was also behind schedule ‘during’ the run. The new route was supposed to save ‘minutes’. It was failing to show that considering all the MONEY SPENT.
It is my opinion that someone high up in AMTRAK or a politician ordered them to try and make up the time OR ELSE.
That is why you are not being told what happened.
What is the evidence it was going 80 mph. Is it a camera?
This was an Obama stimulous project. It was to save 10 - 15 minutes on the SEA/PDX route
So $181M / 15 minutes means this project cost $12.1M per minute saved.
Seems like a good investment of the tax payer's money to me.