Only two passenger rail lines cover costs

O ignores high speed rail facts: "Only two rail corridors in the world – France's Paris to Lyon line and Japan's Tokyo to Osaka line – cover their costs, says Ken Button, director of the Center for Transportation Policy at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. http://yhoo.it/hu3tLv
“Both of these are the perfect distance for high-speed rail, connect cities over flat terrain with huge populations that have great public transportation to get riders to the railway,” ibid. http://yhoo.it/hu3tLv