Originally Posted by
Roody
I believe northeast corridor and Acela Express.
Can you name a highway in America that made a profit?
Why do trains have to make money? Highways get a 100 % government subsidy for the infrastructure, and also require each user to provide a vehicle at their own expense.
Many urban rail lines, like BART in the Bay Area and the light rail in Portland, OR and Sacramento, CA have more than paid for themselves by reducing roadway congestion, reducing smog, and delaying/preventing the building of ever more subsidized highways.
Can anyone imagine New York City without its subway? (I can't, but then I have never been to NYC.
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