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<p>I said it already elsewhere. This opinion is just another very biased article ignoring the economical facts or only uses those selected ones that fit the opinion.</p> <p style="margin:1em 0px;color:#222222;font-family:'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">Here is some information from "Amtrak Five Year Service Line Plans Base (FY 2018) + Five Year Strategic Plan (FY 2019–2023)":</span></p> <p style="margin:1em 0px;color:#222222;font-family:'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">Business Unit…Ridership……..Pass.Miles…..Load Factor…..Ticket Revenue</span></p> <p style="margin:1em 0px;color:#222222;font-family:'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">NEC……………12.04 million…….1.984 bn………57%.............$1.238 bn</span></p> <p style="margin:1em 0px;color:#222222;font-family:'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">State supported.15.01 million……..1.920 bn…….40%..............$0.502 bn</span></p> <p style="margin:1em 0px;color:#222222;font-family:'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">Long-distance…..4.70 million……..2.626 bn……..59%.............$0.504 bn</span></p> <p style="margin:1em 0px;color:#222222;font-family:'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">The LD trains loose $0.19 per passenger-mile</span></p> <p>Regards, Volker</p>
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