1.   Caltrain runs commuter trains to both destinations and to other Silicon Valley cities, culminating in San Francisco.

2.   Caltrain runs commuter trains to San Jose.

3.   It could be linked with other tourist attractions in the city by running steam trains along an existing track through the docks.

4.   It is intended that more trains will be run and the season extended in order to increase business revenue from all possible sources.

5.   The consortiums would then charge London Underground for running trains over their tracks and infrastructure.

6.   Why not run some trains beyond the intended terminus at Middlesbrough to the coast Saltburn and Whitby?

7.   Railtrack will own the infrastructure but the successful bidder for the franchise will run the trains.

8.   Amtrak itself says the problem is that it is encouraged by Congress to run unprofitable trains, without commensurate resources.