| Mail
& Express Department wins another contract New rail line constructed as key component of produce transportation deal |
 Amtrek
has secured another Express contract that solidifies our position in the
produce transportation market. According to Mail & Express Product
Line Manager Bobbrick P. Squallus, Amtrek now has exclusive rights to
carry a rare variety of potato called the Maine Jumbo. Also known as a
"100-year potato" because it appears only once every century,
the Maine Jumbo can exceed 20 tons and measure 35 feet in length. The
huge spud, which grows only in Maine's Bumwad County, can feed a family
of five for seven years. Amtrek has constructed new tracks from Boston
to Maine specifically to accommodate this contract. The route will be
completed just in time to transport this year's crop to hungry
Americans. The next batch of these outsized tubers will not be harvested
until Fall of 2100. But, when the time comes, we'll have the tracks in
place to transport them, too. Construction costs were $480 million and
projected revenue is $106 million for each harvest year. It is expected
that the route will become profitable sometime in late September of
2400. |
 This map indicates the location of Amtrek's new rail line from Boston to Bumwad County, Maine, home of the "Maine Jumbo" potato. The circuitous route was necessary to
avoid the migratory path of an endangered species - the Burrowing
Brown-Bellied Maggot. The creature is found only in Maine and was close
to extinction prior to a grass-roots effort by a local chapter of The
Nature Club. Unfortunately, the indirect
routing makes the rail line undesirable for passenger travel. It does not
appear to be an inconvenience for most potatoes. |
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