529,600,000 trips were made on commuter rail in the USA in FY15. I'm saying that the number would probably go up if the trains were better.https://twitter.com/roadtoserfdom3/status/895722280377999360 …
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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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If not subsidized by taxpayers, I see no problem with it. Eventually there might be a successful rail venture. My $ is on freight though.
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In the US proposition is to subsidize train line with tax money. That tax money if left in economy would create more important improvements.
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Stand absolutely should go out of business. If repeated efforts reveal similar outcomes, while not final, increasing certainty of failure.
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