I wish rail in the US were run more like those in Japan - private companies who derive their profits from real estate in and around stations, not solely from fares. It always astounds me how unproductive the land around Amtrak and other public transit stations are - if you’re building a tube that sends people into land you own, there’s immense opportunity for you, and in a way that’s the whole point - the reason people ride trains is usually not to ride the train, but to go somewhere, so why not operate that “somewhere”?