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minus-squarezephyrekslinkfedilinkarrow-up14·9 months agoIt makes economic sense but not financial sense. Railways are almost always profitable once considering second and third order effects. It’s the same story with Amtrak, so I’m not sure why people are so confused. Amtrak loses money on every train that’s not the NEC.
It makes economic sense but not financial sense. Railways are almost always profitable once considering second and third order effects.
It’s the same story with Amtrak, so I’m not sure why people are so confused. Amtrak loses money on every train that’s not the NEC.