This indicates that the success of the corridor is dependent upon building the high speed line from Raleigh to Washington, DC at the same time or sooner than the Raleigh to Charlotte segment. The report High Speed Ground Transportation for America employs standard terminology for comparing potential high speed markets and systems to examine all five Congressionally designated HSR corridors in the nation. This included an analysis of potential revenues and operational alternatives. The executive summary was presented to Congress in August 1996, and the final report was released in September 1997. The Southeast High Speed Rail corridor is commercially feasible .
Commercial feasibility depends on a mix of frequency, speed and fare structure .
A system that turns an annual profit does not require maximizing annual passengers or even revenue.