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Originally Posted by IsNull
It will still be about cost, level of service (stations, locations, how professional the staff is, cleanliness, etc), and realistic departure times and destinations.
Even with new trains, if you still have to catch a train in a sketchy area with shady parking at 3AM and it takes you twice as long as flying for only marginally less money. Coupled with staff that have a "I don't give a crap" attitude. Then you're not going to see a lot of shift from air travel.
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What many states are banding together to create train service and then contracting with Amtrak. The previously mentioned Carolinian and Piedmont in NC are examples. Under a contract they can control. The service that best fits their states cities. There are probably ten or so. cities along the 85 corridor that benefit from this arrangement to create favorable departure and arrival times along this corridor for in state users or for those going to points in between up to NYC
Amtrak is likely benchmarking itself off of brightline in FLA. That same company is also doing line from Vegas to LA. Both markets are way different than NC SC GA but there could be opportunities to replicate it. VA has been expanding service that is in between DC and NYC south to Richmond and plans to take it to Petersburg and the NC border where NC will take it to Raleigh and connect with NCDOT .
I agree it will take money and time but they are not building it for the people now ..more so the next gen starting with Gen Z who have different ideas about how they want to travel and live their lives
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