> What's the cost and usefulness to run high speed rail between two mid-sized Romanian cities that are 60km or 100km apart? What's the cost of building from sc

> What's the cost and usefulness to run high speed rail between two mid-sized Romanian cities that are 60km or 100km apart? What's the cost of building from scratch and maintaining year-on-year a road along the same line, including vehicle and operating costs, before subsidies? That is - what would it actually cost you to drive a car if your taxes weren't paying for it? Hint - it differs for nearly every situation, and even the idea of high speed rail - 125mph or higher - is not necessarily useful in all situations. A decent commuter line with good bus links to every station is potentially more useful than a high-speed line which zips past dozens of towns.