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Caltrain is a monopoly because it's effectively impossible to obtain the permits to build additional track in California. Key difference: the lack of a competi
by KirinDave 14y ago
Caltrain is a monopoly because it's effectively impossible to obtain the permits to build additional track in California.
Key difference: the lack of a competitor doesn't make a monopoly. The inability to compete is what makes an organization a monopoly in its space.
- salem 14y agoCaltrain does not have a monopoly to get from A to B. Soon there will be a BART connection from SF to SJ. So for those traveling the full route, there will be competition via 'tracks'. For local service there is also overlap with BART on the north end, and with VTA on the south end. So, there is competition. Plus you could also drive. There are also shuttle services that are competing to move commuters, and not all of those are subsidized by employers.