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Old Posted Oct 14, 2011, 8:40 AM
jamesinclair jamesinclair is offline
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Originally Posted by mhays View Post
That's true, but from the Mississippi to the West Coast, there's a very low population to serve. Those 100-500-mile intermediate riders wouldn't be very numerous.

There would be riders and it's worth doing, but not compared to the denser, higher-use parts of the country.
Youre right, theres a very low population to serve.

But one train a day, or even only 3 times a week means the train can only carry 500 people at a time.

Theres enough demand for that. Just look at current ridership.
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