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    1. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 7 Jun 2017

      Haunted Forrest  🌲 Retweeted Haunted Forrest  🌲

      I take this particular argument seriously because it's a very real obstacle even when all other factors support railhttps://twitter.com/380kmh/status/872152288558764032 …

      Haunted Forrest  🌲 added,

      Haunted Forrest  🌲 @380kmh
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      ...specifically, the argument I will always heed is "ridership will not cover the cost of operations."
      2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
    2. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 7 Jun 2017
      Replying to @380kmh

      What are your options when you really, really want rail service even though local ridership can't pay for its upkeep?

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    3. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 7 Jun 2017
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      One is to pay extra to maintain the rail line even when you aren't using it--through local taxes, etc. In Japan this usually = 3rd Sector

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    4. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 7 Jun 2017
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      A 3rd Sector railroad being a partly-state-owned corporation which pays for its operations through a mix of fare revenue and gov spending

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    5. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 7 Jun 2017
      Replying to @380kmh

      Another way is to get non-locals, who may never ride the service, to pay for it. Either state owned + funded, or cross-subsidized...

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    6. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 7 Jun 2017
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      ...within a sufficiently large private company (eg. JR East or JR West cross-subsidizing unprofitable rural lines in their network)

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    7. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 7 Jun 2017
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      The last way to do this, and the least reliable, is to develop a rail service that specifically caters to non-locals; a tourist service

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      Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 7 Jun 2017

      This is unreliable because tourists can be a fickle bunch with varying attendance rates, but the bigger problem with this option...

      7:23 AM - 7 Jun 2017
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        2. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 7 Jun 2017
          Replying to @380kmh

          ...is that you end up with a rail service that isn't much use for the daily needs of the people who live around it. It's largely decorative.

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        3. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 7 Jun 2017
          Replying to @380kmh

          All of these options have their drawbacks, and none of them can guarantee that an unprofitable rail service will continue.

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