On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 8:40 AM, Larry Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If they were economically viable, why would it always take so much public > (read non-riding taxpayers) investment. If they charged what the ride really > cost, it's doubtful there would be nearly as many riders. So, why should I > pay for someone else to get transportation that does not help me. > > Please don't go into the environmental whacko stuff about this 'investment' > takes cars off the road. That is just a smoke screen. Why should we > subsidize transportation for some? -----------------------------------------------
Rails take the demand out of more freeway building. This is a very big thing. I have taken rail service for all my Europe travel over the past 23 years. I have commuted in the metro NY area as well via rail. Trains are expensive but in the end they are worth it. If you put your mileage rate next to the rail ticket price you would find that your paying a lot more for mileage within your company if rail was available. Rail takes drunks off the road going to Vegas, or maybe back as well. Considering that these are high speed trains your commute time is going to be about 1.5 X the air time for a flight, so you will get there faster. What is wrong with that? The seats for these first riders will be like flying first class in that they won't buy them in the initial purchase and fill in on routes that need them. I have taken the train from Memphis to New Orleans and it is great to not have to do the drive. If there was one to Knoxville I'd take it. -- Stephen Russell Sr. Production Systems Programmer Mimeo.com Memphis TN 901.246-0159 _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
