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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: TimF who wrote (705608)3/24/2013 2:20:10 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (3) of 1577075
 
The problem is that to get that 6% large subsidies are needed. If you count capital costs even the north east corridor apparently loses money, and even ignoring them it rail loses and likely will continue to lose money elsewhere.

For truly high speed rail, you would have to obtain more right of way and build more line (and depending on how high of speed you want you might also have to invest in new rolling stock). If the passengers don't have to pay for that, if its all from extra subsidies, then yes you would see a larger market share. But it would still be low and it would cost a whole lot more than it does now.

The passengers pay for hi speed travel in France, Germany and the UK.........and those hi speed lines experience a profit. Why would the US be different?
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