Quote Originally Posted by renf View Post
We are seeing an expansion of rail service, quite rapid in Texas and Florida and along the West Coast, much less so in the East although there are new and revitalized lines in New England. Many of these lines are generating sufficient revenue to sustain operating costs.
Given there are "many" such lines, as you claim, can you name one, please? Name one which "generates sufficient revenue to sustain operating costs".

In reality, there is no new line in TX, FL or the West Coast that has more than minimal ridership, and none come close to covering even a fraction of costs.

In fact, there is really only one commuter rail line in the U.S. outside of the NE Corridor and Chicago with any meaningful ridership- the Caltrain line between SF and SJ.