Thoughts on this circumnavigatory commuter rail line I created?Submitted by Legal-Replacement983 t3_zdpf5e in massachusetts
UserNameNotOnList t1_iz2rlc4 wrote
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Underground.
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.
FitzwilliamTDarcy t1_iz2vki5 wrote
So you’re telling me there’s a chance.
modernhomeowner t1_iz2xbjf wrote
Yes, but probably not until after we figure out how to ride on the back of pigs as they fly.
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!)
richg0404 t1_iz4tncu wrote
Maybe they'd strike oil while they are digging and that would finance the whole project.
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
Excellent_Fee2252 t1_iz4negt wrote
We’ve done enough digging
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