by dowlingm
If a public transit service doesn't need subsidy there's a pretty good chance not enough service is being run.
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dowlingm wrote:If a public transit service doesn't need subsidy there's a pretty good chance not enough service is being run.
dowlingm wrote:If a public transit service doesn't need subsidy there's a pretty good chance not enough service is being run.Well, NJT's NEC service makes money(because NJT doesn't pay for maintenance of the ROW) so does that the NEC needs more service between Trenton and NYC?
25Hz wrote:So there is a subsidy. Farebox won't be enough to cover operating costs. Public passenger transportation is a money losing paradigm. t's not meant to make money, it's meant to serve the public. Electricity costs alone will eat up farebox revenue.If you're referring to the statement "returning $2800 per day in operating subsidy to the state" that sentence says the State will be getting back $2800 a day that is is paying to subsidize the current operation. I don't know if the statement is accurate but I can comprehend english.
Rodney Fisk wrote:With a New Dinky meeting every train on the NEC and returning $2800 per day in operating subsidy to the state, this is a win-win for everyone concerned.IIRC, from something earlier in this thread, the alleged subsidy is the result of NJT quoting a fictitious, high cost for electricity. So the Dinky riders could very well be subsidizing other NJT operations right now. With that revenue gone, riders on other NJT routes will be paying more. And the current Dinky crew may be out of a job. That might not be a win-win there.
Dcell wrote:So NJT will make the route trackless electric buses when the Arrows are retired. Kinda a bummer.Really? Even after building a new station? That sucks. What about the next gen EMU?