The fare box has never covered the true costs of the train. Highly subsidized, as is most public transportation; usually the fare box covers 1/3rd of true costs. I've ridden this CalTrans train, very nice. The way it was, was nice. The millions and now billions thrown at it lately were unnecessary. All done just for the high-speed pipe dream of Gov Brown. Most of the money spent has to do with altering the corridor to accommodate the high-speed trains simultaneously with CalTrain between Bay Area destinations. They're lowering streets, or building overhead rail, and building stations where none existed. It's a mess, mostly for the high-speed rail which will forever be heavily subsidized.