03-10-2012, 09:55 AM
It's worth pointing out that Amtrak earlier ran trains to Atlantic City but discountinued them after a fairly short time, too. And there's endless talk about running passenger trains from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, either under Amtrak auspices, under some sort of private-casino consortium deal (similar to ACES), or even as a bullet-train project, but it never quite happens. (Amtrak discontinued its Desert Wind from LA to Salt Lake City via Las Vegas in 1992, for that matter.)
I assume that the casinos know what they're doing in comping high rollers, or they wouldn't do it. But comping high rollers with rooms and perks apparently isn't the same thing as comping train trips, is all I can figure. Train service to casinos just doesn't seem to pan out.
For that matter, I've read that the NJT Atlantic City servce, along with the River Line diesel light rail, is a crumb thrown to South Jersey to make up for all the money going to North Jersey NJT.
I assume that the casinos know what they're doing in comping high rollers, or they wouldn't do it. But comping high rollers with rooms and perks apparently isn't the same thing as comping train trips, is all I can figure. Train service to casinos just doesn't seem to pan out.
For that matter, I've read that the NJT Atlantic City servce, along with the River Line diesel light rail, is a crumb thrown to South Jersey to make up for all the money going to North Jersey NJT.