Like most of the cost of transit is in labour, and a train surely needs less labor per passenger. It's just cheaper because of the heavy subsidies of highways

Nobody expects the roads to turn a profit! They're economic engines. Trains could be too if they were subsidised to the same degree

Stop pricing Amtrak like a luxury good

This post brought to you by: waiting for a bed with a friend on a route that does have a train, but it only runs once a day and takes twice as long as the bus