modernhomeowner t1_iz2ry1t wrote on December 6, 2022 at 1:10 AM

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

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 on December 6, 2022 at 1:38 AM

So you’re telling me there’s a chance.

modernhomeowner t1_iz2xbjf wrote on December 6, 2022 at 1:52 AM

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 on December 6, 2022 at 5:02 AM

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 on December 6, 2022 at 2:16 PM

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

modernhomeowner t1_iz4ujps wrote on December 6, 2022 at 2:23 PM

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