@Rick Tubania:  You say that rail is constructed primarily to help the lower income people, but does anyone know how much it will actually cost to ride the rail?  A bus pass on a monthly basis is a pretty good deal at $60.  Most of us know that the bus is heavily subsidized.  Also, most of us know that riding rail and taking 1-2 transfer bus(es) will definitely cost more than $60, but we have no idea how much more.  Do you think poor people can afford $100 or $120 a month instead of the $60 they pay now?  For some of the working poor, that $40-60 is the difference between having 2 vs 3 square meals a day or even 1 vs 2 square meals a day.  My point is rail doesn't make sense if those that need it the most can't even afford to ride it.  So my question to you Rick is what happens if those that need rail the most can't even afford to ride it because it's too expensive?