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pleasure or family trips
...are "tourist" trips. I assume by tourists, you're thinking of people from other states and countries.
I'm saying I don't think you're going to see much traffic from Floridians. A family of four from Coral Gables probably isn't going to take the train. You might get some traffic from those sorts of people, and perhaps kids who go away to UCF or UM.
It's fine if the lines are basically freight with a few passenger services, and in the long run it's a good investment. I'm just saying I wouldn't bet on the passenger service being very successful in the near-future. Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to your country.
I think that there is no doubt whatsoever that if run properly with comfortable seating, the usual amenities, and at the promised travel time, it will be able to attract 1% to 2% of the total trips between the two population centers. Indeed, I think it extremely conservative, and it could well attract a 3% to 5% mode share, which would imply not modest operating profits, but quite healthy operating profits. I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.
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