Is Private Rail the Future for Regional Routes?

[railiner]

Champlain Flyer was a commuter rail service that operated in Burlington in the early 2000s.

I was not aware of that and looking further om wiki, we find that the federal government gave Vermont $18 million for track improvements and station work. It used old RDC cars, and the fare was $1 on the honor system. The Vermont commuter service experienced low ridership and was cancelled. I just wonder how All Earth plans to do it differently and succeed with a new venture. Could be to just get some federal and state government money, run it for a short period and then retire. Time will tell

IIRC, the service was provided to mitigate road or bridge closures, for major construction. My company also received a subsidy to provide bus shuttle service, for the period in that area, as well. It ended when the roads reopened.

Ridership was very low..