Connecticut has a state "run" railroad, from Old Saybrook to New Haven,
(runs on Conrail tracks though). New York, Connecticut and New Jersey
jointly sponsor Metro North, I can't remember if it's fully owned or a
"private" company simply subsidized by those three states... Then
there's Amtrack which completely mystifies me, and I'm still not sure
how Conrail works.
Some private passenger rail service used to make money, however what
really killed it was inflation.
An example from light rail. In 1900 you paid a nickel, (5 cents), for a
trolley ride and the wages on average were 22 cents an hour. The
average daily wage through inflation in 1920 was 4.75, the price to
travel on a trolley was still about 5 cents. Most of these services
were regulated and people want something for nothing, so one by one they
went bust. Sic transit light rail.
The same analysis works for regular rail as well, I just can't find any
numbers on line and I don't have my research notes from 30 years ago.
John Sessoms wrote:
From: "Ken Waller"
The only places passenger rail is in half-decent shape in the US
(which is > only quarter-decent, by European >standards) is in the
"Northeast > Corridor" from Boston to Washington DC, around Chicago,
and on the > California >coast.
Oh, I don't know about that.
Have you ever ridden on the Alaksa Railroad?
I've been on it numerous times and have appreciated their on time
running and the well maintained, clean stock. I've been told its the
only state run RR.
North Carolina has a state railroad, along with 2 daily trains between
Raleigh and Charlotte supported by the NCDOT.
http://www.ncrr.com/
http://www.bytrain.org/passenger/
OURS have bike racks BTW ...
http://www.bytrain.org/bikesonboard.html
And we're supposed to be getting a third daily run ...
http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2008/06/02/daily28.html
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