[CedarDave]

These trains never pay for themselves. They are always boondoggles and make work projects for construction unions. Then the people who eventually run the trains are ALWAYS GUBBERMINT WORKERS! More stooges on the government payroll for taxpayers to support because like I said -—these trains never pay for themselves

In New Mexico Richardson and the Rats paid a half-billion dollars of state funds (diverted from necessary road projects) to building the commuter train from ABQ to Santa Fe FOR state workers. That's right, the cost of living in Santa Fe is so high that they live in ABQ and the train was built for their convenience. Last legislative session one legislator introduced a bill that would require all state workers to ride the damn thing -- didn't pass.

See my comments above on the problems it has paying for itself (farebox recovery is tagged at 14% of O&M and it isn't even making that).

[dennisw]

I read your two posts..... The bloated useless government blowing more money on the drones that work for it