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modernhomeowner t1_iz2r191 wrote

Reply to comment by Legal-Replacement983 in Thoughts on this circumnavigatory commuter rail line I created? by Legal-Replacement983

I think as a "wouldn't it be nice" it's fine. If you want something in the realm of possibility, it should be a center lane of 495. There is no possible way to buy enough land and build a track along any other random path connecting existing stops in anyway that would make the rides affordable.

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SileAnimus t1_iz47gbp wrote

In that case build it over the highways hahaha

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UserNameNotOnList t1_iz2rlc4 wrote

Underground.

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modernhomeowner t1_iz2ry1t wrote

197 miles times $3 billion per mile for underground trains in the US (much much less in other countries) is 10 years of the entire state of MA budget. Basically if you want to know how much that is per taxpayer, multiply your refund this month by 60, that's how much you'd have to come up with, and everyone in the state, for a train they'd never take and probably won't have enough riders to cover the operation expenses.

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Sail-Painter t1_iz3kf48 wrote

AND...they couldn't afford the ticket nor the parking fees (that would go up to $15/day to help defer the construction costs!)

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richg0404 t1_iz4tncu wrote

Maybe they'd strike oil while they are digging and that would finance the whole project.

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modernhomeowner t1_iz4ujps wrote

If they did, they'd need around 2,700 oil wells to pay off this train over 30 years at 0% interest. That's how expensive it would be! Roughly one every 125 yards along the track

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