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Originally Posted by OpusX1
On the surface it is a good idea. The questions I have are how would it be utilizied, how much will a ticket cost. If a ticket cost say $35 each way from Tampa to Orlando I do not see a family of 4 or 5 using it as it would cost $280-$350 round trip for a $50 or $60 trip by car.If the ticket cost is say $5-$10 and that covers the operating cost than it is a much better bet. No passangers mean we have to come up with the operating costs, I wonder where that money will come from? What would the cost be to add 2 or 4 more lanes to I 4? We are a nation of auto drivers and with the exception of the east coast most passenger rail is a failure and a drain on taxes.
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Other items to consider:
Where are you going to get the train and will there be free or metered parking?
When you get to the other end, where is it going to let you off and will there be cabs or busses to get you to your final destination (and back to the train).?
Will there be enough trains going back and forth so you do not have to wait forever for a train?
Who is going to pay for the upkeep and maintenance of the trains and tracks? I certainly don't want to be tapped for any of the funds since I will never take these trains.
I am sure there are more. This is not like NYC where you go from the burbs to the city and switch trains to get to your destination. There are not hundreds of cabs waiting at the station to pick you up and drop you off at your destination.