Yeah, but the question is, are they making money on the Xbox? It doesn't matter how many units you sell if you don't make a profit on it.

You have to know thats not typical. According to http://www.amtrakdelays.com the average delay on the 8am Acela from NY to Boston over the past month has only been 6 minutes. Most trains taking just over 3.5 hours. I never once was delayed more than 10 minutes taking the Acela from DC to NY and back in the 2 years I lived there... it can happen, but its not typical. Outside the NEC, its a different story though..

Actually commuter rail does work. And it works really well, in areas that are dense enough to support it. Ever been to NYC? Most people take the train to work every day. The tri-state area supports 3 commuter railroads (LIRR, NJ transit, and Metro North) in addition to a subway system and Amtak. Boston supports a subway and a commuter railroad, as does Phila, Baltimore and DC. The issue is what to do with the rest of the country that isn't so densly populated. But "the majority" of the population does live in or near urban areas that are or could be served by commuter rail ie the Northeast, Chicago, and California.

Actually, thats only half true. Many trucks are used for long distance trucking, which doesn't make sense as far as efficiency is concerned when compared to railroads.

And yet people still take it... and the Metro subway lines, because its better than sitting on the Beltway or 66 for 5 hours in the morning on the way to work.

GM made locomotives since the 1950s. Any locomotive that is an "EMD" stands for General Motors "Electro Motive Division". The famous streamlined "F" series and "E" series locomotives were made by GM, and so is the commonly used SD70 series. Only recently did GM sell their locomotive business (I think in 2005). BTW, most locomotives that are "deisel" are really "electic" with a diesel engine providing power generation. The electic motor provides the torque that drives the wheels, a gas powered engine would have a hard time starting a freight train.