From: Phil.Kane@nov.shmovz.ka.pop   
      
   On Thu, 11 Apr 2019 14:51:56 -0700 (PDT), hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
      
   >> Amtrak's long distance trains usually sell out.  If there were more of them   
   >> to spread the fixed overhead, the subsidy per passenger would be a lot less.   
   >> As far as I know, passenger rail doesn't make a profit anywhere.  The   
   questions   
   >> are the relative subsidies to other modes.   
   >   
   >In addition to spreading out overhead, more trains would add   
   >a network effort since passengers would have more choices,   
   >thus more convenience, and thus more reason to use the train.   
   >So, doubling service would _more_ than double ridership in   
   >a good corridor.   
      
   The host (freight) railroads over which Amtrak long-distance operates   
   would never agree to more trains - they are the moving force behind   
   trimming what meager service there is now.   
      
   Phil Kane   
   Beaverton, OR   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)