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There are a few passanger routes that might and I say might make a small profit if given the chance. It is very hard though. Any public service has a hard time makine an operating profit. There has to be a mandate of no waste and efficiencies must be adheard to. This is where we separate directions. Very few government agencies make a profit. Very few know how. The whole mind set of the management must be changed in a profit is to be had. All governments work under the mind set that every dime in the budget must be spent or they will not get the same amount next year. This is the worst kind of mind set for longevity. At least is a operating profit is made due to efficient operations, it should be allowed to be be inevested in an endowment for lean times. That is how a debt service sinking fund works. The surplus is mandated. Agencies must be mandated by law to run at an operation profit and to put excesses asside. <br /> The passanger train has its limits. Only in the corrider will it compete with the plane. Other areas it will compete with bus and car. IT is limited to 1000 miles in a 24 hour period. That is people's tolerance, but too it must be able to pick people up when they want to ride not the other way around. MOre to write later. <br />
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