by C&O 15
I don't know how running the Super Chief (oops, I meant Southwest Chief) at a profit is "playing train" with real cars, but fear not, if David Gunn will let me run my Super Chief at a profit in place of #s 3 and 4, I am ready to go.Conrail4014, you don't have to wait for David Gunn to "let you" do this. If you think you can run a daily train between Chicago and LA at a profit, please go ahead. Used passenger cars are available for sale. Private businesses contract with railroads ALL THE TIME to haul unit trains. You can do the same. You'll just be hauling people instead of coal. And if you don't have the money on hand (very rough guess, maybe 50 or 100 million in capital costs) to start this business, get a loan. If you can really make money doing this, put together a business plan and go visit your banker. If he agrees, then off you go!