It is disappointing that the Globe failed to mention the Toronto experience with a high-speed rail link from downtown to its main airport, particularly when that project appears to be a financial nightmare for taxpayers.  Below is a link to a Globe article from 18 months ago which stated that the trains were 90% empty.  Government public transit mega-projects have a long history of costs much higher than forecast, and revenues much lower, with taxpayers paying for the huge losses.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/pearson-airport-express-trains-90-per-cent-empty-metrolinx-reveals/article26500231/