Abquerque-Santa Fe NM line ended up generating $2.8M, costing $24.5M to run. Any line that says it is in the green is due to creative bookeing.
Privately owned public transportation can’t do that and survive.
One of the nice things about Detroit is that there is privately owned competition like the Detroit Bus Company. It costs more but offers superior service. They advertize that open intoxicants are OK on their buses. LOL