When we updated the tripartite study back in 1998, we were talking about starting the first year of operation carrying 11 million passengers a year, and reaching 16.4 million passengers by the twentieth year, which was expected to be 2028.
I'm also looking for the corresponding greenhouse gas reductions. We had done a certain calculation of that: 41% of the ridership was being diverted from automobiles, according to that study.
The importance of updating these studies also becomes evident. There are so many things that have happened since 1998. It takes an awful lot longer to get through an airport. Fuel costs have gone to levels that we never expected. There are a great many factors that make the case for high-speed rail even stronger, but you need to update the numbers to be able to design a system properly.