A major problem is how
to get anyone to ride the trains, as ridership is well below
expectations and 2018 fare revenues covered just 5 percent of operating costs. A final question is how to pay to
continue operating the trains, which lost more than $40
per passenger in 2018. This [Orlando SunRail] is a misbegotten project that never should have
been considered, never should have been funded, and never should have been built. It has so far cost taxpayers more
than $1.3 billion dollars in capital costs and, through the
end of 2019, around $200 million in operating subsidies.
It is the worst-performing commuter-rail line in the nation, with the highest subsidy per trip and the lowest ratio of fare revenues to operating costs.
https://ti.org/pdfs/APB62.pdf
The train doesn't go to the airport and it doesn't go to Disneyworld or to Daytona Beach. In 2019, it only served 6,000 passengers per day. In 2020, a train that once had 200 to 300 riders during rush hour only had 10 passengers. They should just shut it down.
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