Because, in 300 years, passenger rail service has never turned a profit? It has always been subsidized by public funds?
Or, is it coming out of your pocket?
Why, yes it is!
Democrats are not interested in facts. The government is there to provide all things for all people, with magic.
No, it was not always subsidized by public funds. In fact, for a long period, passenger rail was actually garnering more revenue than freight. It wasn’t until the regulations and taxation were piled on that losses started, which was aggravated by the government subsidizing roads (and later airports) and giving tax breaks to trucking companies (mostly introduced by Democrats of course).
BTW, railroads have been around for 196 years. If they were around for 300 years, Benjamin Franklin would have been riding them from Boston to Philadelphia.