-> RJ> I'm not so sure about that. It's my understanding that RJ> San
-> Diego's light rail/trolley system operates at a RJ> profit and has
-> been since a short time after it opened RJ> over a decade ago.
->      I believe that has been called into question in the
-> last few years, and some of the extensions so rousingly
-> projected have been scaled back.  In any event, isn't it
-> only the operating expenses that have been covered, not
-> the cost of the railway nor the taxes forgone?
   That's possible. I haven't read or heard any in-depth stories about it, 
just a few short ones. I suppose I could have my girlfriend ask her father. 
He's a railfan and lives in San Diego and probably knows much more about it 
than the few things that I've heard.
Heave ho - What happens when you get seasick and you've eaten too much ho.
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