Re: Food for thought (no pix)

My point was, and remains, that the states need to have their feet held to the fire to fund the railroad's operational needs because they reap an enormous profit on even the worst year for even their largest ever yearly input. Drawing the focus to ridership and ticket sales only distracts from the original point of why the RR was saved. Make these clowns up Capital way see what they get for their money and explain it in business terms ... one dollar in, "X" dollars out. I don't know that number, but I do know it is far better than any other publicly offered investment out there these days.

If the business model were structured this way, the states get a sliding scale return in taxes and non-payout of welfare support, and the operator is free and motivated to actually make money running more trains, which in turn brings in more money to the states through increased tourism.