New Mexico Railrunner from Duke City to Santa Fe will start in a week. First three MONTHS will be free with state driver's license.
Don't these people know that this will turn the train into a homeless shelter on wheels? Its cold up here! Besides there needs to be at least a little price signal to get a grip on the demand for the service and the price sensitivity of the passengers.
State driver's license: The operators are determined to do all they can to make sure that no tourist ever takes the train. For example, no service on Sundays. None. Nada. Fact is, its an important market.
My final pet peeve: No lounge car. I'm not advocating selling booze you understand, but comfort is a definite competitive advantage for the train that doesn't have too many. (Its a relatively low speed train). The operators are unconsciously using NYC subway as a benchmark. The more they can make the system resemble a NYC subway car at rush hour, the better they have succeeded. Ah well.....
Don't these people know that this will turn the train into a homeless shelter on wheels? Its cold up here! Besides there needs to be at least a little price signal to get a grip on the demand for the service and the price sensitivity of the passengers.
State driver's license: The operators are determined to do all they can to make sure that no tourist ever takes the train. For example, no service on Sundays. None. Nada. Fact is, its an important market.
My final pet peeve: No lounge car. I'm not advocating selling booze you understand, but comfort is a definite competitive advantage for the train that doesn't have too many. (Its a relatively low speed train). The operators are unconsciously using NYC subway as a benchmark. The more they can make the system resemble a NYC subway car at rush hour, the better they have succeeded. Ah well.....