The Wreck of Amtrak’s Sunset Limited H. Richard Eisenbeis‚ Sue Hanks‚ and Bruce Barrett University of Southern Colorado On September 22‚ 1993‚ the Sunset Limited‚ the pride of Amtrak‚ glided swiftly along through the warm‚ fall night. A dense fog hugged the countryside. Because there was nothing to see through the train’s windows‚ many passengers dozed peacefully‚ lulled to sleep by the gentle‚ rhythmic‚ clickety-clack of iron wheels passing over jointed rails. Crewmembers roamed the aisles and
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“Knowledge as destructive to the spirit.” The Sunset Limited is a movie which uses dialogues to express the contrast between knowledge and faith. In the film‚ knowledge is deemed more important than faith and there is a clear distinction made between the two. The film has also advocate that too much knowledge may make one an atheist. My opinion is that from the very start‚ the film has already made a very distinct dichotomy between the two characters one being the black and another being the white
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Responsibility: Looking at Amtrak Sunset Limited Derailment Accident Kaplan University Corporate Social Responsibility: Looking at Amtrak Sunset Limited Derailment Accident Stakeholders are people that are affected by business decisions and/or who make those business decisions. Concerning the Case Study: Amtrak Sunset Limited Derailment‚ the confluence of events led to a great tragedy and in return there were many who were affected by the decisions of all parties involved. Sunset Limited Case Study Stakeholders
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Amtrak case study Ethical issues and concerns In the wreck of Amtrak’s sunset limited 1993‚ the decision makers would have been North American passenger corporation (Amtrak)‚ National transportation safety board (NTSB)‚ CSX‚ WGN‚ the U.S. coast guard‚ the tow boat captain‚ the pilot and Alabama emergency response network. I believe that these responsible parties could have avoided or reduced injury and deaths if all responded appropriately. affected by the lack of response and decisions made
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Yelena Nicole FIN 465 Amtrak Case Introduction Amtrak was formed in 1970 by the U.S. Congress in order to ensure that rail service would remain an “integral part of the national transportation system.” Amtrak has become the main provider of all passenger rail services in the U.S. and as of 2002 Amtrak has become completely self sufficient and is no longer allowed to use federal subsidies to cover their operating expenses. In order to become self sufficient Amtrak has developed a high-speed
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Amtrak paper 9/1/10 Prof. Starcher The Amtrak case study is a horrible accident that occurred in 1993. I feel the entire cause of the accident was a series of events that could not have been known. The stakeholders in this care are the Amtrak employees‚ customers and land owners of the railway lines. The biggest interest of the stakeholders would be loss of life. No one wants to be involved with the loss of a human life. And I am sure there are several financial reasons for the interest‚ as
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Sunrises and sunsets in the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton takes a very important role in the novel and even in real life. A sunset is the time in the evening when the sun disappears or daylight fades. A sunset to me means the end of the day‚ and a sunrise is the beginning of a new day. A sunset shows opportunities fading away unlike a sunrise that reveals opportunities. For the Sunset project my sunset was made out of stained glass and mirrors. Lastly‚ the sunset plays a role in The Outsiders
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As I lay on my back‚. I gently lift up my red tainted paint brush and mimic how I would paint clouds on the cloudless baby blue sky above me. As I lay under the warm sun‚ my brush in my heavy hand‚ something catches the corner of my eye. Something that I have not seen in a long time and it fills my i heart with hope and love. I start to slowly paint this beautiful image. My small paint brush touches the bare white canvas in front of me The colors of red‚ dark blue and grey fill my canvas pitched
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Passenger Corporation (“Amtrak”): Acela Financing Teaching Note In the late 1990s‚ the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) faced a rude awakening as the U.S. Congress stipulated that Amtrak eliminate its reliance on federal subsidies by 2002. In response‚ Amtrak drew up a plan for self-sufficiency‚ the centerpiece of which was a new‚ high-speed passenger service that it hoped would boost revenue enough to make Amtrak self-sufficient by 2002. To run this new service‚ Amtrak needed to purchase
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Who are the stakeholders in this case? The stakeholders in this case are the passengers‚ crew and their families‚ aboard the Amtrak train that derailed. They are also the corporate investors who hold stock in Amtrak and all Amtrak employees who have invested their time in employment with the organization. They could easily lose their jobs if a major layoff occurred or the organization filed for bankruptcy due to the millions they would be required to pay in damages. Stakeholders are the members
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