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It was common knowledge over 50 years ago that if every seat on every car in a train was filled every trip, it would never pay for the cost of the car during it's lifetime. Figuring in present day cost of equipment and cost of maintenance, plus cost of labor and other expenses,(claims and lawsuits, just to name two) it is easy to see how passenger service will never pay for itself. I have a Pass and have not been on a passenger train in over 20 years. When I want to go to California, I either drive or fly. (I live near the east coast) The automobile is more convenient and airlines get you there quicker. I for one do not want my tax money going to pay for "joy rides". I don't mean to say that commuter rail traffic is not an almost necessity in some areas. In those areas, subsidies may be desirable. For the long hauls, forget it, it will never pay.
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