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Whether one believes that the long distance trains, or Amtrak for that matter, are in the national interest or are a waste of money, the long distance trains, as well as Amtrak, probably will be with us for a long time.   In FY10 Amtrak's comprehensive losses averaged $15.50 per federal income tax payer - a person who filed a federal income tax return and paid some federal income tax. The losses on the long distance trains were $7.64 per taxpayer. This analysis assumes that all federal revenues are derived from income taxes, which of course is not correct.   Advocates for special interests - those of us who love trains are special interests - figured out a long time ago that the way to raid the federal treasury is to take just a little from everyone.  Thus, although Amtrak loses more than a billion dollars per year, for the typical American median family income taxpayer, whose average federal income tax bill in 2010 was $4,828, the Amtrak subsidies don't even register on their tax radar scope.
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