Originally Posted by
742Dash
Rail is messed up in the United States because of how they were created in the 19th century. In hindsight, it was poor policy to have the railroads build/own the tracks. Imagine an airline system where Delta owned ATL and United owned ORD. Or a highway system in which J.B. Hunt owned the PA Turnpike and YRC owned route 80.
You must have forgotten that part about how the government essentially got in bed with the railroad companies and forced the taxpayers to pay for the rails and let the railroad companies take the profit.
They do the same with the airports.
It's called socialism.
And yes, air travel would be much better without the government involved.