Re: Restoring Passenger Rail Service To Monterey
Author: stash
Date: 08-09-2013 - 17:23
If there was a new railroad to Monterey, multiple trips would be needed. That's the way to generate passengers. But then you'd not only have the capital costs to building the line, but the service would need a subsidy since the riders cannot pay for it.
Then you'd have to deal with Caltrain to run to and from the City. Another layer of bureaucracy with future plans to string wire and share HSR. Monterey trains would have to mesh with Caltrain. UP would have no problem as long as their train schedules are not adversely affected and infrastructure enhancements are addressed.