Lonesome whistle

The editorial in today's Texarkana Gazette looks at the possiibility of an Amtrak station in Texarkana without a service counter. The latest word is that Texarkana is in the process of being moved from Amtrak's Central Division jurisdiction to Southwest Division jurisdiction. The SW division plans to reopen Texarkana but is currently seeking a waiver from the union to allow a split shift, so that both the morning and evening trains could be covered by one person. It is my hope that the restaffing of Texarkana could take place within a few weeks.