What is the cost per rider for a decade given:
(Capital Costs +
Eminent Domain Costs (properly paid)+
Operating Costs)
/ Riders for 10 Years
?
What is the cost per rider for a decade given:
(Capital Costs +
Eminent Domain Costs (properly paid)+
Zero.
That's because these are not costs but a long term investment in infrastructure assets.
In particular, it is ludicrous to amortize the eminent domain "cost". The investment in acquiring the real estate right-of-way is an asset that will only appreciate in value, not depreciate.
Similarly, rail rolling stock and terminal buildings, stations, etc. all have real economic lifespans that far exceed the ten-year period that you mention. And any competent economic analysis would recognize their true economic life, and the fact that their true value as assets often appreciate, not depreciate.
How is it “sustainable” in a country/state that’s broke?