Originally Posted by HardyWeinberg
...And put luxury boxes in all the train stations along the way...
I am a big fan of light rail (although I would like to see servicable rail that services most people before throwing Billions as showcase lines); however, living here in China has shown me the problem with luxury boxes (By this I assume that you mean first class cars and waiting rooms). Having established seperate facilities for the people that matter, the conditions that the peasants endure no longer matter. So, it is a case of nice first class treatment contrasted to conditions that resemble cattle pens and cars that have not been updated since the 50's.
If there is a desire to encourage people to use rail instead of private cars then creating a condition that allows the facilities, that people use, to be less attractive is the oposite dirrection from where we need to go.