Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Joerg Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design Subject: Re: OT: Muppets Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2017 12:09:16 -0800 Lines: 30 Message-ID: References: <110e5af2-3f5a-42d7-a9e5-2b263ca5a3bc@googlegroups.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net DhMFAMG7usoAnbcSLAHuqgDR17crr9UqgEdIra+3aIKJUcqxwZ Cancel-Lock: sha1:q161sZ6AHuV/sboimtM/5Gj3SFk= User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.6) Gecko/20070728 Thunderbird/2.0.0.6 Mnenhy/0.7.6.666 In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com sci.electronics.design:489178 On 2017-12-23 12:03, rickman wrote: > Joerg wrote on 12/23/2017 10:39 AM: [...] >> >> In the US there are efficient commuter trains and on short distance >> passenger traffic is the larger revenue generator no matter what >> people say. >> Not freight. > > No one is saying there aren't a few passenger routes that make money. > It is possible. But you can't run a railroad on passenger service. > Not true. https://www.intheblack.com/articles/2015/09/01/bullet-trains-and-the-economics-of-high-speed-railways Quote "Within one decade, the line generated enough income to cover its development and running costs". They are clocking in profits year after year. [...] -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/