I'm concerned about the way Mr. Boardman recently characterized the long distance trains as being the money losers. It has a tendency to help Congress line up its cross-hairs. So then I was wondering what could be done to get the long distance trains to break even. Take the Silver Star for instance. What if it was completely full - every seat and every bed - all the way from Miami to New York. Would the train at least break even? If not, in this scenario, it would indicate that the fares should be raised, thereby raising the revenues until the revenues peaked. At that point, would the train break even? If that won't work, then I'm apprehensive that the long distance trains will eventually stop, because any other measures, such as adding cars, would seemingly raise expenses.
Can anybody cite some credible analysis on this subject?
Thanks,
John Bobinyec
Can anybody cite some credible analysis on this subject?
Thanks,
John Bobinyec