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Originally Posted by riverc0il  Well, my point was not that the MBTA needs to run at a profit but rather that if the MBTA can not operate in the black, how is a ski train going to do financially. |
Well, the MBTA charges artificialy low prices and lacks wage flexibility. So I think that your statement that it cannot operate in the black is misleading: it doesn't by semi-intentional design. It may (or may not) be able to do so. (Of course, in general, American transportation firms tend to fail on a regular basis, so operating in the black for any extended time may not be possible.)