Every railroad I know of other than Amtrak -- in the US it seems freight can hold its own and only passenger rail needs to be subsidized, though a railfan could provide a more trustworthy answer.
(Come to think of it, that right there might be a sign of American culture -- that we think of railroads for freight first, but sometimes have to be reminded that there are passenger trains outside the east coast.)
I didn't know about public power companies here before. Interesting! I've always lived in places where they're regulated monopolies (though Maryland is just starting its experiment with competition on the power market).
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Every railroad I know of other than Amtrak -- in the US it seems freight can hold its own and only passenger rail needs to be subsidized, though a railfan could provide a more trustworthy answer.
(Come to think of it, that right there might be a sign of American culture -- that we think of railroads for freight first, but sometimes have to be reminded that there are passenger trains outside the east coast.)
I didn't know about public power companies here before. Interesting! I've always lived in places where they're regulated monopolies (though Maryland is just starting its experiment with competition on the power market).
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