The article also explained how the road system is subsidized (gas tax only covering 40-75% of freeway costs if I remember correctly). That's not too different f

The article also explained how the road system is subsidized (gas tax only covering 40-75% of freeway costs if I remember correctly). That's not too different from subsidies needed for public transport. If you want to see an example for highly profitable and privately owned public transport systems for cities, just look at Japan.