Most rail systems do lose money, but this one sounds pretty bad planning. The population of the cities being connected is extremely low, and prices are ridicul

Most rail systems do lose money, but this one sounds pretty bad planning. The population of the cities being connected is extremely low, and prices are ridiculously cheap too (2 to 10 dollars?). 100 million was wildly optimistic, French-style light rail was really expensive too, about 600 million per mile - http://www.citymetric.com/transport/rer-or-rer-c-how-paris-typifies-two-models-cross-city-commuter-train-lines-2704 http://www.citymetric.com/transport/rer-or-rer-c-how-paris-t... The cheapest I can find on Ferropedia for a similar project would be 600 million dollars, so 800 million isn't way over budget. And the fare is 20 euros (more than twice the most expensive fare for the Road Runner). http://www.ferropedia.es/wiki/Costos_de_construcci%C3%B3n_de_infraestructura#Costes_de_algunos_corredores_espa.C3.B1oles http://www.ferropedia.es/wiki/Costos_de_construcci%C3%B3n_de...