For comparison: 489.9 million trips were made on light rail and streetcars, 3.9 billion on metro/subways, and 30.8 million on Amtrak
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I do like trains, I just know they cost more than value of the service they deliver in passenger transport. W/o unions & all robotic, maybe?
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If I run a fruit stand and only sell rotten apples, does this mean apples cost more than the value they deliver? Or do my apples suck?
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Regarding trains: both their cost *and* the value of the service they deliver are extremely variable. It's just a matter of lining them up.
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If intercity railways in Japan switched from MUs to locomotives, costs would increase and the value of the service they deliver would drop
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By the same token, if commuter railways in the USA transitioned from locomotives to MUs, the reverse would occur here
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Other investments--increasing service frequency--increase cost while increasing value. In a high demand corridor, value rises much faster.
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Achieving a standard of cleanliness would certainly cost a lot in the USA at this point, but maintaining one is cheap and VERY valuable
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Fixing up US rail has to start where it's most viable--in urban and suburban systems with already high ridership & mode share.
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