why is wmata so expensive?
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It's more like commuter rail than inner city transit. The money goes to lower taxes. ... Most subway systems have dedicated sources of taxes that support their needs. Metro does not, so fares have to cover a larger portion of Metro's expenses than most other systems.
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We've been told by a local friend that it's only worth it to go if we get express passes, because the lines are insane otherwise. At $90, these passes are actually more expensive than the entry ticket!
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HRE is expensive because it's forged, custom-made to spec to your vehicle, and the price tag builds a reputation on your car lol! As for the race failures, it's all bad-hype. It is common sense that a small mass of material can only withstand so much punishment.
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Unfortunately, this system is far too expensive for integration into fleets of autonomous vehicles—it can cost well over one million dollars per unit due to the high cost associated with the components used for 1550-nm wavelength.
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Tube amps are expensive because they adopt pre and power tubes as their primary amplification source. Each tube costs roughly $50 and can have up to 4 of them within a single unit. Secondly, these amps have more expensive components, larger cases, and more complex circuitry than solid-state amps.
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And rail fares are generally cheaper than flying. The website of Rail Europe – the go-to source for information on European trains — is currently showing one-way fares as low as $38 between Barcelona and Madrid, $67 between London and Paris, and $42 between Paris and Amsterdam.
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Most commuters aren't built up that way, because the commuter bike market is supposed to be affordable. This specific model is in a weird class of its own as like a luxury commuter. ... They also probably keep their prices higher because they don't produce as many bikes and are known as a "good" brand.
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Grand Seiko is so expensive because they make hand-made, high-quality watches. Their watches are known to have an unique and very precise mechanism. Furthermore the watches are hand-made and make use of durable materials such as titanium and platinum.
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CN declined to say how much it is spending on the locomotives, but an industry source said they cost about $3-million (U.S.) each. The 195-tonne locomotives produce 4,500 horsepower and can pull a freight train at 110 kilometres an hour, GE says.
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To accommodate the money-losing routes, Amtrak uses profits from its popular lines, such as the Northeast Corridor. Since this is one of the most popular routes, Amtrak can charge higher prices and send those profits to other, less profitable lines. Additionally, the USA is a very big country.
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Above-ground lines cost around $10 per foot and underground lines cost in the range of $20 to $40 per foot. In highly urbanized areas, the cost of underground transmission can be 10–14 times as expensive as overhead.
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To answer the original question, The number one reason why JL's are so expensive is that they have built enough name recognition to be able to get people to pay that much for their product. R&D costs money. They have a good product. But the number one reason that I see is that people will pay for their name.
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A MetroCard holder can spend up to $80 in one transaction and up to a total value of $100. Pay-Per-Ride MetroCards can also be filled with unlimited ride time in 7- or 30-day increments.
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The reason the products are expensive is because it's one of America's luxury department stores, along with Bergdorf Goodman, Barney's New York, and Saks Fifth Avenue. The other reason is that it's usually in high end areas, such as University Park-Dallas, or Buckhead-Atlanta. With fine living comes fine shopping!
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The $104 million in rolling stock would be enough to replace at least a few of the aging monorails at WDW. Bombardier's newest trains use the latest technology for seamless autonomous operations, meaning Disney could choose to save costs by eliminating monorail pilots.
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The electronics and hardware are proprietary, which means they are MUCH MUCH higher cost than what the Chinese are using. And there you are. THAT'S why Alembics are so expensive. Resale isn't any worse than most high-end builders.
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The costs of MTA fares and tolls are rising again. The authority's board voted Wednesday to raise rates on its subways, buses, railroads and tolled crossings. ... Monthly MetroCard costs will rise from $121 to $127 while weekly rates will increase from $32 to $33.