Absolutely, and I love riding the train in Japan! I'm just saying that the reason ridership has been stagnant is probably because Amtrak itself kind of sucks.

Absolutely, and I love riding the train in Japan! I'm just saying that the reason ridership has been stagnant is probably because Amtrak itself kind of sucks. I would be all for privatization (which I'm normally not for), since they've done such a miserable job on all fronts.