Comment Re:Coast Starlight (Score 1) 408
Because Amtrak is a corporate welfare basket case that will never come close to justifying itself economically.
... except for the Northeast Corridor, which shows that high speeds and large populations make it economically effective -- just as California will.
We have aircraft now.
When San Francisco and Los Angeles build airports in their downtown cores, come back and talk to us. The trip times will be comparable and the rail journey will be more comfortable by far.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
... and this writer goes "off the rails" yet again