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You do realize that Amtrak makes actual money on the NYC-PHL-DC line right? Like profit, which has to subsidize all the other lines. -- nm

Posted by MDH (aka MDH) May 13 '15, 11:45

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He realizes -- nm - professor smartbrain May 13, 12:02
Actually setting ridership records in California as well -- nm - budice May 13, 11:53 21
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  - His point was that *portions* of the system are profitable. -- nm - ty97 May 13, 12:10 14
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      - So are roads. -- nm - ty97 May 13, 12:16 12
        
        L3. -- nm - Strongbad May 13, 12:35
        
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        See spamlets poll: 68% of road cost is subsidized. -- nm - ty97 May 13, 12:21 7
        
        And how much are we subsidizing Greyhound each year? -- nm - Ender May 13, 12:24 2
        
        They pay for their own roads? - znufrii May 13, 12:28 1
        
        We ain't just paying from rails with Amtrak. -- nm - Ender May 13, 12:59
        
        (But of course, you use roads so you don't mind) -- nm - ty97 May 13, 12:22 3
        
        You know there's a difference between railroad track and amtrak, right? -- nm - Ender May 13, 12:25
        
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        And for most people, they don't have any other option. -- nm - znufrii May 13, 12:26
        
        Except people, you know, actually use roads. -- nm - Ender May 13, 12:18 1
        
        Good thing no one was affected when that empty train derailed last night then. - znufrii May 13, 12:19
  - Government subsidizes plenty of things that don't make money -- nm - professor smartbrain May 13, 12:10 4
    - And most of them are more useful than a passenger rail train from Chicago to California that loses 67 million dollars a year. -- nm - Ender May 13, 12:16 3
      - But I *need* my train to Kansas City :( -- nm - Meg May 13, 12:25 2
        
        Oh sh!t, duck, here comes Meg. :) -- nm - znufrii May 13, 12:27
        
        If you're willing to pay another $187 per ticket it could break even. -- nm - Ender May 13, 12:27

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