Why Amtrak needs a little help...

Quoting CNN:

Amtrak Train 91 was way behind schedule. More than 13 hours behind schedule, thanks to a nearly half-day stranding just 2 miles from a train station. The Miami-bound Silver Star train had departed New York City on Sunday at 11:02 a.m. with 261 passengers aboard, and it was supposed to arrive just after 5 p.m. in the Richmond, Virginia, area. Instead it arrived there on Monday around 6:45 a.m., according to Amtrak's website. "The dining car developed axle problems that disabled the train 2 miles north of the Staples Mill Road Station in Richmond around 5:30 p.m. Sunday," said Amtrak spokeswoman Kimberly Woods, via e-mail. "The dining car couldn't be moved or cut out at the scene, because of the axle problems."

 If the outlet had respect and decency, they would have mentioned that Amtrak has an order for 130 new single level long distance cars, some of which will be diner cars. If only Congress could give Amtrak some more operating funds that could go for infrastructure, Amtrak could be break-even, if not profitable if it was using reliable equipment.