[equalitybeforethelaw]

“Passenger rail systems are not only more fuel efficient per passenger-mile compared to individual automobiles, they are also much more durable and have longer ecoomic lifespans.”

All this might be true if you could accurately predict future demand. You can’t, which means huge investments in road beds that go where no one wants to go. We have been through this before. Trains go from train station to train station, cars go exactly where you want to go. There is a huge disconnect between these two realities.

[Willie Green]

All this might be true if you could accurately predict future demand.

The future demand can be predicted just as accurately as for a road or highway.

Trains go from train station to train station, cars go exactly where you want to go.

Trains follow the track.
Cars follow the road.
Not much difference, except RR tracks are less expensive to build than highways.

There is a huge disconnect between these two realities.

Yes, trains are much faster and fuel efficient.
They are also more durable and a much more comfortable and relaxing way to travel.
And they carry a lot more people too.