Rural Commuter Rail

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Originally Posted by Horus

Unless I've completely misinterpreted some of Joseph Potvin's comments, fare revenues are irrelevant in the MOOSE model. MOOSE gets funding from stopping fees from local station authorities. Presumably, more stop events at a given station equates to higher fees. Theoretically then, MOOSE can run all-day two-way service to its network of stations, although I'd expect that there would have to be some formula to balance the increased operating costs that would result.

Whether or not the promise of frequent service to these MOOSE-serviced communities ends up driving ridership, and therefore value to the stations, remains to be seen.

But the revenue source is a stock (a cut of the increase in property value) not a flow. If it isn't fares, what is paying the day to day operating expenses?