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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by daveklepper Let us NOT get Amtrak into this argument, and remember that no country in the world really runs intercity passenger trains at a profit. Yes, the British have operators making a profit on running certain intercity trains, but that is only because the infrastructure is subisidized under a serparate account. [/quote] The idea that passenger trains cannot run at a profit is a quasi-myth, if only because we have few modern day equivalents of private passenger rail opertations in areas where there is a significant degree of cost equalization regarding the infrastructure. Passenger trains in the U.S. did make money until the speed advantage was lost to autos, buses, and airlines, and even now there are a few examples of tourist trains making money in the U.S., so it certainly isn't impossible to have profitable passenger rail operations where the logistics and target markets are in line with realities. There is no reason that the right kind of passenger rail operations cannot pay their fully allocated costs and still come up in the black. But we're getting away from the topic thread..........
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