According to figures obtained here:
http://reasonrail.blogspot.com/2013/11/amtrak-routes-by-2013-cost-recovery.html
The Pacific Surfliner cost $113,800,000 to operate in FY 2013
The California Zephyr cost $129,900,000 to operate in FY 2013.
The Surfliner route is 347 miles long. The Zephyr route is 2,438 miles long.
According to these figures, the Zephyr cost $53,281 per mile. The Surfliner cost $327,954 per mile, about 6 times more per mile.
The Surfliner does not have any dining cars. The Zephyr has a staffed dining car.
How can this be? Can these figures be correct?
http://reasonrail.blogspot.com/2013/11/amtrak-routes-by-2013-cost-recovery.html
The Pacific Surfliner cost $113,800,000 to operate in FY 2013
The California Zephyr cost $129,900,000 to operate in FY 2013.
The Surfliner route is 347 miles long. The Zephyr route is 2,438 miles long.
According to these figures, the Zephyr cost $53,281 per mile. The Surfliner cost $327,954 per mile, about 6 times more per mile.
The Surfliner does not have any dining cars. The Zephyr has a staffed dining car.
How can this be? Can these figures be correct?