I mean there's a lot to love about @MBTA's great, big rail system. North & South stations need to be linked though. #TrainTwitter
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their stations are mostly desolate, tho, their equipment laughably outdated, maintenance is decades behind...
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I enjoy their color-based aesthetic, and I'm glad that the network is as extensive as it is--but lots of work to do
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But it won't be extensive enough until there's T service from Boston to Hampshire & Berkshire.
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and that won't be a winning proposition until they can dramatically improve conditions on the existing network
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mostly state taxes iirc, plus local and federal contributions they should be aiming for profitability!
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they'd have to branch out for that though I bet, and lease rail-adjacent properties etc
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is your employer profitable? PVTA doesn't operate any rail but it could and should
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my employer is the State of Massachusetts--our profits are handed out to less fortunate US states...
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...the reason profitability is so important is that it lets you keep doing what you're doing
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when you rely on the profitability of others to stay afloat, you risk the consequences of their failure
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eg. what would happen to dozens of net-recipient states if Massachusetts stopped being a net-donor?
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