Kutanga June 1, Amtrak LAKESHORE LIMITED (iyo yega sevhisi yezuva nezuva kubva kuNew York neBoston kuenda kuChicago) uye yayo CAPITAL LIMITED (iyo yega yezuva nezuva chitima kubva kuWashington kuenda kuChicago) haichazopa First Class akarara vatakuri vemota yavo parizvino inosanganisirwa inopisa chikafu sarudzo!
Amtrak anovimbisa "Nyowani uye Yazvino" yekudyira pachinzvimbo: "yemahara" inotonhorera bhokisi rakagadzirwa sandiji kana saradhi chisvusvuro, inoendeswa kukamuri remupereketi. Kudya kwemangwanani kuchasanganisira imwe sarudzo, echando echingwa uye yogati ine michero yakachekwa. Hakuchina "Railroad French Toast" futi! Vakarara vakarara vachibhadhara mazana emadhora kupfuura mari yemurairidzi vanogashira chinwiwa chemahara nemabhokisi avo anotonhora, asi haisi muripo wakawanda.
Apo Amtrak yakasikwa muna 1971, imwe yematambudziko ayo ekutanga yaive yekudzoserwa kubva kune inotyisa pabhodhi sevhisi njanji zhinji dzavakange vapa kuma1960. Vatarisana nekurasikirwa nemari kwemakambani zvibvumirano uye makwikwi kubva mumigwagwa mikuru yepakati, vatakuri vakadai seSouth Pacific zvakanyanyisa vakashatisa zvitima zvevapfuuri vakasara vachishandisa nzira dzaisanganisira kubvisa mota dzekudyira nedzekutandarira. Tariro yaive iyi yaizotsamwisa vatyairi zvekuti vaizorega kufamba nechitima, uye mutakuri aigona kuwana mvumo yemubatanidzwa yekumisa basa. Muenzaniso une mukurumbira yaive chitima chinonzi SUNSET LIMITED, icho kubva muna 1968-1970 chaipa chikafu chekutengesa chete kwemazuva maviri!
Amtrak akakurumidza kudzoreredza chakakodzera chikafu nechinwiwa zvipiriso, kushambadzira "Tiri Kugadzira Zvitima Zvakakosha Kukwirazve". Nehurombo, Amtrak nguva pfupi yadarika atanga kuteedzera aya ma1960 matekisiki, achikanganisa ruzivo rwepa-bhodhi izvo zvinoodza moyo kutakura.
Nei izvi zvichiitika? Amtrak iri pasi pekumanikidzwa kubva kuCongress kubvisa kurasikirwa kwekudya, asi nzira iyi haina musoro uye haina basa. Mitsetse yechikepe kana ndege dzinoedza kuita mari nechikafu? Kwete kwete; idzi mutengo dzakavakirwa mumari yavo. Amtrak anga achiita izvi futi. Vanodya njanji havana kumboita mari; vakakwezva bhizinesi. Amtrak achachengetedza imba yekutandarira pane zvese zvitima. Vanodzidzisa vanogona kutenga zvinhu zvinopisa senge burger uye pizza. Nekudaro, zvinhu izvi HAZVIZVIPIWE senge zvinosanganisirwa sarudzo dzekudya kune vanovata vanove vange vachibhadhara zvakanyanya tikiti iyo nhoroondo yaisanganisira chikafu chinopisa mumota yekudyira!
Amtrak inoderedza vashandi vevashandi vechikafu kuvashandi vaviri pasi peichi kuyedzwa, asi iyo inotopa chikafu chakazara chekupisa paGUTA reNew Orleans, CARDINAL uye ACELA ine vashandi vaviri chete. Sei? Pre-yakafukidzwa chikafu chinodyiwa chinounzwa kune yakazara tembiricha pane-bhodhi uye yakashanda mudining. Wadii pazvitima zveChicago?
"Avo vanokanganwa nhoroondo vakatongerwa kuzvidzokorora". Amtrak anoziva zvakaitika munguva yakapfuura apo njanji dzakarongedza zvidzoreso. Mutyairi akadonha. Zvinonyadzisa pabhodhi sevhisi kune vakarara mumotokari vafambi (sezvakarongwa) zvinotungamira mukukwirisa kukuru kwekukwira. YeFY2018, Amtrak achangogashira yakakura kwazvo DRM kuisirwa yeNational Network munhoroondo ($ 1.3 bhiriyoni). Parizvino iri kutora kuendesa makumi maviri neshanu mota dzekudyira kune yayo yekumabvazuva network. Iwo matsva makicheni ari mumotokari idzi anogona nyore kupa inopisa yekudya sevhisi isina akazvipira chef. Sezvo mamirioni mazhinji evatakuri veAmtrak vanogona kuyeuka "kudya kwemanheru mudining, hapana chingave chakanakisa…". Cold sandwiches haingoite iyo giredhi!
Carl Fowler ndiye akarega basa Mutungamiri weRail Travel Center / Rail Travel Adventures. Akashanda izere makore anopfuura makumi matatu nemashanu achitengesa njanji kufamba pasirese, kusanganisira Amtrak. Mr. Fowler Mutevedzeri-Sachigaro weRail Passenger Association / NARP. Aya ndiwo maonero ake ega.
