After Fortune magazine exposed the manufactured mismanagement in 1974, Louis W. Menk, chairman of the Burlington Northern Railroad, remarked that the story was undermining the scheme to dismantle Amtrak.
Efter tidsskriftet Fortune i 1974 afslørede den bevidst dårlige ledelse, bemærkede Louis W. Menk, bestyrelsesformand for Burlington Northern Railroad, at artiklen underminerede planen om at nedlægge Amtrak.