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From: dr_jeff on 11 Aug 2010 16:26
Hairy Hope wrote:
> High cost, incredibly inefficient high speed passenger rail (light rail,
> too) is a symptom or example of the problem. not the solution. It is
> not an exaggeration to suggest that it would be cheaper to give every
> subsidized rider a free car. Passenger rail must pay for itself to be
> truly successful ... and, with some exceptions, it is nothing more than
> a grossly ineffective money pit, requiring huge initial cost and endless
> major government subsidies to survive. Freight railways are normally
> efficient and make sense. Passenger rail requiring massive subsidies
> makes no sense at all.. Hairy

Gee, they work great in NYC. What do you think NYC would be like without
subsidies to the passenger railroads that go beneath and sometimes above
its streets? The streets would be very crowded and nearly come to a halt.

Jeff
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