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Originally Posted by electricron

Norway’s government decided to fund a 30 mile undersea tunnel, so did Britain and France decades ago. What took Norway so long? Why didn’t Norway build this tunnel 50 years or more ago? We’re they too busy building tunnels for ships?

When you take all political issues to minimum level, the USA government would rather have private enterprise fund anything, including railroads. It is only at the very last minute does it want to step in.

Every transit system in the USA was owned privately initially, local governments stepped in to provide the services only after private enterprise pulled out. No transit agency in the USA earns a profit, the main reason why private enterprise wanted out.

As long as private enterprise wants to provide freight services at a profit on their railroads, the USA government will continue to let them do so. You do not fix something that is not broken. You do not kill the goose that lays the golden eggs!

Good point! I only want to see the best interest of the country at play and not a quick buck to be made. Not even the NEC brings in profit though those claims are made it is malarkey.