European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 9, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                By William e. Schmidt new York times nearly 18 years a Ler Amtrak was creat Edlo Rescue the nation s sinking passenger rail system its trains arc carrying record numbers of passengers wooing them i Romich airlines with skiing packages and movies on Long hauls phones on us Melr olivers and even an experimental Roeurn of Linen and China to dining cars in sue Busy Northeast corridor Between new York and Washington and on the trains that run Between los Angeles and san Diego tens of thousands of passengers have to stand Al Peak Favol periods because scats ate sold Oul Ona gnawing sign thai am 3k s resources in rolling Slock Are being strained by g.ucc05s on inc Flonda routes along the Easl coast and Inq double Decker super Mars the flagship trains thai Cairy  for Long distances West of Chicago sleeping Lin Rihs anti coi Icli space Are often sold out tar in Iid Ance Hoy Roberts a supervisor of passenger services on the Cut Fornin Zephyr Lor iwo years. Edited his Pisa ingots aboard Lor Iho run irom Chicago to Denver when first came on i his Irwin we used to run with a lot. Of limply seats in Iho Winter. The big difference now. Is  to Are Busy All Yea  hut even on a crowded Long haul  a i Helenl Pace m code Pief. A chicagoan who Rode the Zephyr to a wedding in Colorado in in mid March said to have in Hoiriis. All to ourselves to Fook oui the window to tend , to rest thai beats dealing with o Hare Airport even before inc Eastern airlines strike spurred rids ship on the Sotro liners Amtrak officials said that Revenue and cafes to reservation agents were running in once of last year s record Pace. Wherlo Amtrak continues to lose Money and to depend on Ida fill subsidies to cover its losses its trains carried a record 21 5 million passengers in Iho fiscal year ending sept. 30. Up 5 to icel from 1987. The system also Eai nod record revenues of $ i i billion an increase of 1