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Amtrak officials no longer pretend that Acela is the futurethey've vowed not to buy any more of the trainsbut they insist that they still know the solution to passengers' woes: more money from Washington. Mr. Vranich made the conversion from spokesman to scourge, arguing in books titled 'Derailed' and 'End of the Line' that train service would never improve as long as Amtrak had a

Title	:	End of the Line: The Failure of Amtrak Reform and the Future of America's Passenger Trains
Author	:	Joseph Vranich
Rating	:	4.65 (154 Votes)
Asin	:	0844742031
Format Type	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	282Pages
Publish Date	:	2014-10-9
Language	:	English

Amtrak officials no longer pretend that Acela is the futurethey've vowed not to buy any more of the trainsbut they insist that they still know the solution to passengers' woes: more money from Washington. Mr. Vranich made the conversion from spokesman to scourge, arguing in books titled 'Derailed' and 'End of the Line' that train service would never improve as long as Amtrak had a monopoly on it. (John Tierney The New York Times) . Vranich's idea of giving the federal money to someone other than the folks who brought us the Acela. Last week, though, the Bush administration adopted Mr

Ignaz Semmelweis, an unknown Hungarian obstetrician, concluded that a procedure as simple as hand washing between patients could save nearly all of the women's lives.He was reviled, sank into despair and depression, and died of self-inflicted puerperal bacteria days after being admitted to a madhouse.Neuland's superb book updates a much older book on the same subject, The Cry and the Covenant. There is overlap to be sure (e.g., on safety) but that's OK. I learned some interesting facts about airplane bathrooms, for instance, which already changed what I did on the next flight (no I won't tell you; read the book!)Compared to Patrick Smith's book (Cockpit Confidential: Everything You Need to Know About Air Travel: Questions, Answers, and Reflections), this one is complementary. Turns out -- plenty. I don't have another book to compare this one too as far as quality, but I thought informatively the book was good.However the quality of some of the pictures is horribl

His previous book, "Supertrains," was praised by President Clinton and quoted in Senate debate. Joseph Vranich" "has served as the president of the High Speed Rail Association, as an Amtrak Public Affairs spokesperson, and as executive director of the National Association of Railroad Passengers. He lives in Southern California.

His review comes as Amtrak is seeking record federal subsidies while continuing to resist meaningful reforms.

The book addresses myths and fallacies about Amtrak, exposing how the railroad is not as essential to mobility as it claims. For example, each of the nation's top sixteen airports serves more travelers every day than does Amtrak's entire national system.. Joseph Vranich has produced the first insightful analysis of the deficit-ridden Amtrak system since the passage of major reform legislation in 1997, the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act