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Texas A&M University estimated in 1999 that there were approximately 130,000 winter Texans in the McAllen metropolitan area, which encompasses a significant portion of the Valley.   A 2010 study by the University of Texas - Pan American estimated that the number of winter Texans in the Valley was approximately 75,000. The researchers found that a typical Winter Texan has the following characteristics: • is female (58 percent), • is 70 years of age, • is married (87.2 percent), • is white (98.9 percent), • has been retired more than one year (88.1 percent), • has some college education (66.3 percent), • is in a two-person household (92 percent), • has an annual household income of $50,400, • comes from Minnesota, Iowa, Canada, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri or Wisconsin (in order of ranking). Another UTPA professor who has studied winter Texans estimates that 134,400 winter Texans resided for sometime in the Valley last year, which was down from 144,000 the previous year. It appears that the estimated number of winter Texans is all over the place.   I live in Texas, and I spend two to four weeks in the Valley during January and February. Most of the accommodations are geared for RVs, although there are rentals for folks without RVs. I don't have an RV; I camp out in one of the motels.  Because I stay for several weeks, I get a reasonable rate.   Those who tout Amtrak's Auto Train appear to overlook the fact that it lost $34.9 million before depreciation, interest, and adjustments in FY12,  Or that the attempts of a private company to operate it before Amtrak took it over failed.  There is no economic justification for the taxpayers to support another money losing train. And given the numbers, it is unlikely that an investor owned operator would take it on.
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