Amtrak is terrible. It's hugely subsidized by taxpayers, for the benefit of a few rich old train enthusiasts. It degrades rail shipping efficiency (which benefits everyone) by prioritizing passengers. The list goes on.https://twitter.com/EricMertz_KC/status/1058354738490720256 …
agree w @bdunbar on two points:
1) most people prefer airplanes (in practice, if not in theory)
2) this ACTUAL PREFERENCE is why commercial carriers left passenger rail
and then I'll add
3) and then a small minority got government to tax others to keep passenger rail funded
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Oh, I have no doubt it would likely remain a niche market, but I think the increasing hassle of the security theater at airports means more people would choose rail for non-essential travel if they could get the cost down below airfare on a similar per-mile basis.
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