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<P mce_keep="true">Unfortunately, the Auto Train does not make money. In FY08 it lost 9.3 cents per passenger mile before interest and depreciation. In FY09 it lost 9.1 cents per passenger mile, and through February FY10 it has lost 12.1 cents per passenger mile. The average load factor for these periods was 63.9 per cent. </P> <P mce_keep="true">Adding interest and depreciation would increase further the loss by an unknown amount. Amtrak does not allocate interest, depreciation, and other charges to its routes, although it is developing a capital allocation model to do so. </P>
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