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[quote user="MidlandMike"]You seem to also only use selected facts of operating revenue, and ignoring the money pit that is the NEC, which was covered in the article.[/quote] In his Railway Age opinion Mr. Seldon claims that LD trains is Amtrak's largest and most successful business (Amtrak will shut down its largest and most commercially successful business). And he claims that "Amtrak has output and load factor data for its three divisions, but goes to great lengths to conceal it, and appears not to use it". I think my table, gathered from one Amtrak source, shows his above claims as wrong. From the same Amtrak source a few more numbers: ....................................NEC........State supported......LD Revenue per available......$0.36..........$0.17..............$0.12 Seat-mile Cost per available............$0.22..........$0.19...............$0.23 Seat-mile Profit/Loss per.................$0.14..........$0.02...............$0.11 Available seat-mile Profit/Loss per..................$0.24.........$0.05...............$0.19 passenger-mile The profit/loss per passenger-miles was calculated using the load factor. I think the numbers show why Amtrak invests into the NEC. Only there it brings profit. Regards, Volker
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