Quiet, fast elevated trains and commuter rail would be amazing, but at this point in the US I'd settle for existing at all or in the few cities that have rail s

Quiet, fast elevated trains and commuter rail would be amazing, but at this point in the US I'd settle for existing at all or in the few cities that have rail systems, equipment that's not >50 years old and can actually stay on the tracks, be on time, and have reasonable levels of service. But even that extremely low bar isn't achievable. Meanwhile, local, state, and federal government can find $200 billion dollars a year to spend on roads so we can all be stuck in traffic on good quality pavement...