02-26-2019, 04:54 PM
Paul F. wrote:
Passenger rail service is an afterthought in this country. They make money by shipping cargo, and maintain passenger service as a loss-leading "lip service" to keep their subsidies coming in.
Except for a few corridors, no one wants to spend 3x longer on a train, when they could take a plane, or drive. In the Western U.S. especially, there is ZERO advantage to a train vs flying or driving.
Can I take it then that you're not real torn up about Governor Newsom finally canceling the multi-billion dollar pork-barrel boondoggle known as the LA-SF High Speed Railway?:devil: