IS A U.S. HIGH-SPEED RAIL LINE ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE? Alas, I doubt it.

UPDATE: Reader Paul Jackson emails: “How come when you read an article about how behind the times we are in the US when it comes to high-speed rail, they never seem to mention what it costs those other countries that do have it? Does it turn a profit? A loss? Who knows, but I’d guess if it was a money-maker, or if it was run in a cost-efficient manner, we’d have heard that already.”