Michael in Seattle
2008-06-24 14:40:20
Yep yep. Front Range commuter rail makes sense. Hell, the proposed DIA to Vail route is brilliant. Most Western US metro areas can service actual need with regional rail. Ft. Collins to Denver to The Springs. Phoenix to Tucson. Vancouver to Seattle to Portland.
But once you get out of these clusters there is a whole lot of track to lay to minimal return. And you have to realize that once you a bumping scale from local commuter to regional commuter you are directly competing with the regional puddle jumpers: the JetBlues and the Horizons. Had anyone done a cost study at that level?
