Comments on: Megabus enters northeastern corridor http://boyinthebands.com/archives/megabus-enters-northeastern-corridor/ Scott Wells on the practice of Christian faith Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:18:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Derek http://boyinthebands.com/archives/megabus-enters-northeastern-corridor/#comment-47239 Derek Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:21:34 +0000 http://boyinthebands.com/archives/megabus-enters-northeastern-corridor/#comment-47239 It's not just transportation by bus that has begun to get "sexy". Ridership on Amtrak has gone way up on the regional lines connecting Milwaukee, Quincy, and St. Louis to Chicago. I've also seen recent press releases that the state of Ohio has asked Amtrak to look into re-opening service to connect Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati; and that the state of Kansas has asked for a study on Amtrak opening a regional connector between Topeka and Oklahoma City. My brother tells me that fuel is only about 10% of the cost of opperating passenger trains. So they aren't as sensitive to fuel prices as airplanes of cars. As gasoline continues to go up, I see a renewal of inter-city bus and train usage (especially around large regional cities). Economics is going to dictate it. It’s not just transportation by bus that has begun to get “sexy”. Ridership on Amtrak has gone way up on the regional lines connecting Milwaukee, Quincy, and St. Louis to Chicago. I’ve also seen recent press releases that the state of Ohio has asked Amtrak to look into re-opening service to connect Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati; and that the state of Kansas has asked for a study on Amtrak opening a regional connector between Topeka and Oklahoma City.

My brother tells me that fuel is only about 10% of the cost of opperating passenger trains. So they aren’t as sensitive to fuel prices as airplanes of cars. As gasoline continues to go up, I see a renewal of inter-city bus and train usage (especially around large regional cities). Economics is going to dictate it.

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