... he said. "I think it's just easier to see how much of it's subsidized with Amtrak," he said. And there is a lot of merit in that. Further, SubsidyScope is not focusing on Government ... of just passenger counts is better - indeed, it may be the most reasonable rough estimate for depreciation of Amtrak trains. But it still suffers from the problem of counting the access fee paid to ...

... they would be bankrupt. This is what happens when the government thinks they know what the people want better than WE THE PEOPLE. Amtrak is a great way to travel when you're on vacation and like seeing the countryside but it's ... Report: Feds Subsidizing Parking Six Times as Much as Transit (streetsblog.org) Amtrak ridership down, but still near record high (seattletimes.nwsource.com) 15 ...

... minded members worried about the threat of terrorist attacks on Amtrak trains. Tucked into the measure is a controversial National ... urging them to reject the amendment. According to Thompson and King, Amtrak has twice revised and enhanced its security policies in recent ... , Isikoff didn't consider how current security protocols for Amtrak may be insufficient to prevent an armed terrorist attack. ...

... per passenger was about $32, four times the $8 per passenger Amtrak computed using different methods, according to the study by Subsidyscope, which reports on ... Northeast Regional lost almost $5 per passenger. Will Amtrak cut the biggest money losing accounts? ... passenger" This total is deducted from every passenger across all Amtrak lines thus resulting in about a $5 loss for each Northeast ...

... to $32 per passenger WTOP Here's one : you can't just put a bike on Amtrak. Nope. You have to BUY a special Amtrak box, ... the box. … and more » See original here: Report: Amtrak loss comes to $32 per passenger - WTOP Technorati Tags: amtrak, amtrak-nope-, and-cram, and-more, bike-on-amtrak, buy, img-alt, into-the-box, loss-comes, per-passenger, take-your, the-bike, wtop

'Tis the season to think about US travel and student discounts, and Amtrak offers 'em -- students can ride US rails at ... pictures to read train travel tips) Related: Amtrak Passes Now Available to US Residents | Packing for Airport Security | Train ... :url( no-repeat top left; }Share on Facebook | Amtrak originally appeared on About.com Student Travel on Monday, November ...