> The special thing about Tokyo's rail system is not that it's private, but that the railroads are the primary landowners around the rail stations, which was n

> The special thing about Tokyo's rail system is not that it's private, but that the railroads are the primary landowners around the rail stations, which was never true in New York. They also don't have the TWU, whose unchecked corruption would be capable of destroying the public transit system of any city in any country, given the opportunity.