and by Amtrak, you mean the US Taxpayer because Amtrak is subsidized $2bn per year (give or take a couple hundred million) by the federal government and a few hundred million by states.
Most, if not all the subsidies, End up supporting the long distance train routes, such as the Lakeshore limited, Empire builder, cardinal etc. the Northeast corridor train ships between Boston and DC normally actually make money for Amtrak because they have enough passenger volume.
and by Amtrak, you mean the US Taxpayer because Amtrak is subsidized $2bn per year (give or take a couple hundred million) by the federal government and a few hundred million by states.
Most, if not all the subsidies, End up supporting the long distance train routes, such as the Lakeshore limited, Empire builder, cardinal etc. the Northeast corridor train ships between Boston and DC normally actually make money for Amtrak because they have enough passenger volume.