I too am very pleased that CN and Amtrak have, if not settled, found a path forward from this 13 year kerfuffle.
But it must become unacceptable for the STB to preside over a “process” that provides full employment for lawyers and no resolution. That is simply regulatory malpractice.
Thanks for the background on this, Jim. Have any other host railroads raised this concern? Seems like there are plenty of shortish single level trains in state supported services on various hosts.
I too am very pleased that CN and Amtrak have, if not settled, found a path forward from this 13 year kerfuffle.
But it must become unacceptable for the STB to preside over a “process” that provides full employment for lawyers and no resolution. That is simply regulatory malpractice.
So, how long and how many millions of legal team dollars will it take for Amtrak and Netro-Morth to work out their differences?
Thanks for the background on this, Jim. Have any other host railroads raised this concern? Seems like there are plenty of shortish single level trains in state supported services on various hosts.