Can anyone point to a high speed rail project that is self-sustaining and doesn’t need gobs of tax money to keep it going?
Nope. Not a chance.
But at least we’d be able to point at something that the money was spent on...unlike the disappearing stimulus dollars...
Doesn’t Amtrak lose money?
The one in my garage.
2 passenger and 3 freight trains run on a regular schedule.
Visits from grandsons double the load, as it takes at least 3 sets of eyes to run the layout with 10 trains.
On a side note, the company that was to supply the trains for the new 61 mile-long SunRail project in Central Florida has gone out of business.
Can anyone point to a high speed rail project that is self-sustaining and doesn’t need gobs of tax money to keep it going?
Why pick on high-speed rail?
You can't point to ANY mode of transportation that doesn't require "gobs" of tax money to support.
Our airports and air traffic control system are government subsidized
So are our roads and highways AND our navigable rivers, canals and waterways.
Provision of transportation infrastructure is a legitimate government function. If you don't understand that, then you don't deserve to be in political office.