jlewisinsyr
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No Amtrak train routes are profitable - none - but that's not the point. The objective should properly be providing a safe, efficient, and convenient transportation service, not making money for non-existent shareholders. Any high-speed rail systems which are established, now or in the future, will have to have someone (such as Florida) responsible for paying the annual operating subsidy.
My understanding is the Acela route between NY and Washington turns a profit (~$40/passenger) and there are a few others that are either slight profitable to close to breakeven.
http://subsidyscope.org/transportation/amtrak/