Why Trains are so Expensive

Get an exclusive 7-day free trial of Videoblocks: http://videoblocks.com/Wendoverproductions_0417 I started a brand new podcast with Brian from Real Engineering. In the first episode we talk with Hank Green of Crash Course, VidCon, SciShow, and more. Give it a listen here: https://itun.es/us/YGA_ib.c Support Wendover Productions on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wendoverproductions Get a Wendover Productions t-shirt for $20: https://store.dftba.com/products/wendover-productions-shirt Youtube: http://www.YouTube.com/WendoverProductions Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/WendoverPro Email: WendoverProductions@gmail.com Reddit: http://Reddit.com/r/WendoverProductions The full script with sources can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2p-HoK9KXEAamNTTkdSaERqdGc/view?usp=sharing Sound by Graham Haerther (http://www.Haerther.net) Thumbnail by Joseph Cieplinski (http://joec.design) Research by William Mayne Passenger and conductor icons courtesy H Alberto Gongora from the Noun Project Select footage courtesy Amtrak Amtrak locomotive photo courtesy Nathan D. Holmes Amtrak advertisement photo courtesy Oran Viriyincy “Whispering Through” song by Asura Acela express photo courtesy Ben Schumin Virgin Trains EC photo courtesy Virgin Trains East Coast Kings cross photo courtesy Wikipedia commons user “Colin” Yemasse Amtrak station photo courtesy DanTD Big thanks to Patreon supporters: Gladys Portales, Vincent Mooney, Rob Harvey, Venkata Kaushik Nunna, Josh Berger, Paul Jihoon Choi, Huang MingLei, Dylan Benson, Maximillian van Kasbergen, Victor Zimmer, Etienne Deschamps, Aitan Magence, William Chappell, Eyal Matsliah, Sihien, Marcelo Alves Viera, Hank Green, Plinio Correa, Connor J Smith, and Brady Bellini