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Route |
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Rail Miles |
Average Cost: 1997 |
Average Air Fare: 1997 |
Ratio of Amtrak Cost to Air Fare |
Amtrak Subsidy |
Ratio of Amtrak Subsidy to Air Fare |
Car Rental & Gasoline: 7 Days |
Ratio of Amtrak Subsidy to Car Rental |
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Chicago |
New York |
934 |
$376 |
$205 |
1.83 |
($218) |
1.06 |
$237 |
0.92 |
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Chicago |
Washington |
848 |
$402 |
$205 |
1.96 |
($257) |
1.25 |
$232 |
1.11 |
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Chicago |
New Orleans |
934 |
$342 |
$161 |
2.13 |
($219) |
1.36 |
$237 |
0.92 |
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Chicago |
Seattle |
2,206 |
$603 |
$262 |
2.30 |
($328) |
1.25 |
$317 |
1.04 |
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Chicago |
San Antonio |
1,308 |
$474 |
$205 |
2.31 |
($316) |
1.54 |
$260 |
1.21 |
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Chicago |
San Francisco |
2,428 |
$726 |
$309 |
2.35 |
($401) |
1.30 |
$330 |
1.22 |
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New York |
New Orleans |
1,380 |
$596 |
$240 |
2.48 |
($364) |
1.51 |
$265 |
1.37 |
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New York |
Miami |
1,115 |
$450 |
$171 |
2.63 |
($273) |
1.60 |
$248 |
1.10 |
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Chicago |
Los Angeles |
2,246 |
$723 |
$257 |
2.81 |
($346) |
1.35 |
$319 |
1.08 |
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Los Angeles |
New Orleans |
1,990 |
$714 |
$207 |
3.45 |
($489) |
2.36 |
$303 |
1.61 |
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Los Angeles |
Seattle |
1,389 |
$463 |
$120 |
3.86 |
($272) |
2.27 |
$265 |
1.03 |
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$534 |
$213 |
2.51 |
($321) |
1.51 |
$274 |
1.17 |
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Note: Car rental assumed at Chicago O'Hare rates (economy car) plus 20 percent for airport fees and taxes. |
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"Air Substitution" Corridors: One Way |
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Route |
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Rail Miles |
Average Cost: 1997 |
Average Air Fare: 1997 |
Ratio of Amtrak Cost to Air Fare |
Amtrak Subsidy |
Ratio of Amtrak Subsidy to Air Fare |
One-Half Cost of Car Rental & Gasoline |
Ratio of Amtrak Subsidy to Car Rental |
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Seattle |
Portland |
186 |
$72 |
$97 |
0.74 |
($31) |
0.32 |
$38 |
0.81 |
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New York |
Washington |
225 |
$100 |
$133 |
0.75 |
($40) |
0.30 |
$40 |
0.98 |
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New York |
Boston |
231 |
$103 |
$133 |
0.77 |
($41) |
0.31 |
$41 |
0.99 |
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New York |
Washington |
225 |
$123 |
$133 |
0.93 |
$7 |
-0.05 |
$40 |
-0.18 |
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Los Angeles |
San Diego |
129 |
$63 |
$50 |
1.27 |
($31) |
0.62 |
$34 |
0.90 |
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Chicago |
Detroit |
281 |
$126 |
$82 |
1.54 |
($92) |
1.12 |
$44 |
2.08 |
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Chicago |
St. Louis |
282 |
$160 |
$76 |
2.10 |
($101) |
1.33 |
$44 |
2.30 |
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New York |
Buffalo |
535 |
$209 |
$99 |
2.11 |
($106) |
0.00 |
$60 |
1.77 |
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St. Louis |
Kansas City |
281 |
$129 |
$57 |
2.27 |
($62) |
1.09 |
$44 |
1.41 |
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$121 |
$96 |
1.26 |
($25) |
0.44 |
$43 |
0.58 |
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Note: Car rental assumed at Chicago O'Hare rates (economy car) plus 20 percent for airport fees and taxes. |
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"Automobile Substitution" Corridors: One Way |
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Route |
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Rail Miles |
Average Cost: 1997 |
One-Half Cost of Car Rental & Gasoline |
Ratio of Amtrak Cost to Car Rental |
Amtrak Subsidy |
Ratio of Amtrak Subsidy to Car Rental |
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Oakland |
Sacramento |
89 |
$47 |
$32 |
1.46 |
($16) |
0.50 |
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Philadephia |
Harrisburg |
104 |
$56 |
$33 |
1.72 |
($30) |
0.91 |
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Oakland |
Fresno |
204 |
$76 |
$39 |
1.95 |
($14) |
0.37 |
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Chicago |
Milwaukee |
86 |
$79 |
$32 |
2.50 |
($52) |
1.65 |
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Average |
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$65 |
$34 |
1.91 |
($31) |
0.97 |
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Calculated from route data for 1997 as reported by the US Government Accounting Office. Air fare data for 1997, except for New York Buffalo (2000), which was not reported in 1997. |
