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Don: I stuck with $60 because Amtrak fares one way coach Portland - Vancouver BC run $55 or so, as of last fall. And the nearest competition at this time is either Grayhound, Grey Line, (both buses,) auto, (much cheaper,) and air at about $125-$250 for that corridor. Could you get more than $60? maybe. But it'll have to bear a competitive price to other modes to jump the system to life. Otherswise most of your figures raise no eyebrows with me. Problem will be capital costs- using diesel powered talgo sets is much cheper to buy and requires less roadbed upgrades than a TGV system. Think of it not as the end system but as an in-between from today's setup to a true HSR. Incrementalism is the key to success, as you can "sneak in" a lot of progress that way.
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