There is not a single passenger train which is not subsidized, not a single operation turns a profit.
[ There is not a single passenger train which is not subsidized, not a single operation turns a profit. ]
Well that too!
Only is japan does the train SOMEWHAT make sense and that only because the country is THIN and SKINNY and the train can act as a backbone.... when you add another dimension the limits of trains as a viable transport become more apparent...