Do not that this is a problem nationwide with rail transit. Both heavy and light rail variants suffer the same issue, deferred upkeep. Throw in the elevated exp

Do not that this is a problem nationwide with rail transit. Both heavy and light rail variants suffer the same issue, deferred upkeep. Throw in the elevated expense in deploying such solutions and the money just vanishes. While NYC has issues specific to it many cities slight their bus travelers to support rail lines to the point of changing bus routes to be less advantageous. LA lost nearly four bus riders for every new rail rider because they cut routes to pay for the train. when it comes to deferred maintenance, if you were to look into the 2015 DOT reports there is nearly a hundred billion dollar backlog on rail maintenance. This is on top of the tens of billions spent building it and building new rail. the estimates to bring just DC's Metro system back up to maintenance date is over twenty billion. Just remember in the US most transit rail lines are for the purpose of politicians to cut ribbons.