[nxobject]

> On the flip side, I find it shocking that ridership is still only 60% of pre-pandemic levels.

My understand is that it's been true of commuter rail everywhere - e.g. a Twin Cities commuter railroad has shut down as well due to declining ridership.

https://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/news/M...

Here's a relatively rigorous report from the GAO synthesizing cross-US experiences:

https://www.gao.gov/blog/most-commuter-rail-systems-are-stil...

My understanding is that there's a decline in transit use in general, but I would hazard to guess that the emphasis on commuters has hit commuter rail the hardest.

[irjustin]

Also WFH is still around. Sure RTO is being forced but it's not universal. Lots of orgs are still hybrid.

[rconti]

Yeah; my bay area job is basically remote (in all but name), but I keep hearing "everyone" had to RTO.

[jasonfarnon]

" find it shocking that ridership is still only 60% of pre-pandemic levels."

Do we know how much of this 47% is due to electrification vs just post-pandemic trend?

[xnx]

> My understand is that it's been true of commuter rail everywhere

Yet, astoundingly, many transit system budgets are higher than ever.