On Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 10:07:41 PM UTC-4, Phil Kane wrote:   
      
   > The host (freight) railroads over which Amtrak long-distance operates   
   > would never agree to more trains - they are the moving force behind   
   > trimming what meager service there is now.   
      
   It is a tricky issue.  On the one hand, there is a cost to hosting   
   a passenger train, and naturally Amtrak should reimburse a freight   
   railroad in full for that cost.  If additional passing sidings   
   are required to expedite traffic, Amtrak should help pay for   
   them.   
      
   But on the other hand, some freight lines have been greedy and   
   unreasonable, and that's not acceptable.  Indeed, some   
   freight lines have blamed Amtrak for their own operational   
   troubles.   
      
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