re: #148 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Cargo carriers own it right? So where cargo capacity would be inhibited build passenger rail. Which if I recall can be less expensive. Or faster. How about a private train to Las Vegas from Los Angeles?

Airlines get paid (subsidised) to service small airports. The USPS needs subsidies to service small towns. I still don’t see how any of this makes a private run vs a government built run to be a non starter in principle. if government wants to have lines that don’t make sense for private operators for the public good I have no objection. I’m not claiming the government way can’t work. I have no issues with a blend. What if FedEx bought some space on USPS planes or trucks? Or vice versa? I have no issue.