by justalurker66
I agree. The State of Indiana deserves the credit for not beating the dead horse.
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Jeff Smith wrote: ↑Tue Jul 14, 2020 8:22 am Don't know if it's been said, but Virgin, interstate median.I think I might have said this earlier in this discussion, but a corridor route such as this one would be perfect for Virgin or another private corporation like it (again, NOT Iowa Pacific) to run frequent service on.
Pensyfan19 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 14, 2020 2:15 pmLast decade, SNCF wrote proposals for four HSR routes in the US. Last century, they tried to build a route in Texas, which was beaten down due to lobbying from southwest air lines.Jeff Smith wrote: ↑Tue Jul 14, 2020 8:22 am Don't know if it's been said, but Virgin, interstate median.I think I might have said this earlier in this discussion, but a corridor route such as this one would be perfect for Virgin or another private corporation like it (again, NOT Iowa Pacific) to run frequent service on.
Speaking of which, before we start beating the dead horse about Virgin, what are other private operators who could run the same service in order to have competition between private operators, so that Virgin isn't the only
one on the table? Some ideas that come in mind for something like this could be JR (Japan), First Group, Trenitalia, DB (Germany), Arrivia, SNCF, and Renfe.
CarterB wrote: ↑Tue Jul 14, 2020 6:01 pm Other than for the 500, who wants to go to a cornfield with electricity...Indy?Indy is more a “have to go” than a “want to go” Maybe it’s sports, maybe events like Gencon, maybe some other sort of business since it’s such a corporate city. I’ve never heard of it as an entertainment town, but I’m also not an expert.
Jeff Smith wrote:Don't know if it's been said, but Virgin, interstate median.Pretty sure it’s been said by a poster whose name rhymes with “Chef Myth”
gokeefe wrote: ↑Wed Jul 15, 2020 6:17 pm Let's put it this way ... If Portland, Maine to Boston can justify six round-trips per day I'm sure Indianapolis to Chicago can. But the service has to be high frequency, reliable and Track Class 4 or better between stations. This isn't asking for the world just for what's reasonable.The State of Indiana was not offered that level of service. They were offered a $3million/year bill that worked out to $14k per round trip train. Not high frequency or Class 4 track.
Indiana didn't want to pay for that kind of service even if there were federal dollars available for operations and capital projects.