[PGR88]

In this country, not much, because air travel is more efficient. Sharing with freight lines does not work well because most freight moves more slowly.

No offense intended, but I think you are imagining rail as it is now, under present conditions, laws, regulations. We simply don't know how it would evolve in a free system

20 years ago, if someone told you that 1 man would create an auto company worth more than all the century-old legacy automakers combined, would you have imagined it possible?

[Dr. Sivana]

20 years ago, if someone told you that 1 man would create an auto company worth more than all the century-old legacy automakers combined, would you have imagined it possible?

Sure, because it can use legacy infrastructure.

but I think you are imagining rail as it is now, under present conditions

No, I am thinking of things inherent in rail. Buying right-of-ways, building lines that will be profitable for the life of the rail, finding a cost cheaper than air travel to make up for the longer travel time.

I could see niche opportunities. . . party trains with smoking cars, tourist travel through scenic areas, etc. Basically a land based version of what the ocean liner business has become. But people don't use ocean liners to actually go somewhere any more, even though in some ways they are much less regulated.