randal o'toole specializes.have passenger trains hemorrhaging money when amtrak takeover congress believed it could pay for itself now to of rail fares. they are cheaper than the airline fares. but since then airline has dropped and air fares have gone up and the cost has gone up faster. says a these are huge. john: break it down they thought the cost would could go down and they could manage it better. they did not regula freight and the prices did go down. amtrak prices went up and freight went down. >> and they stayed the same through 1980 when we do regulated the freight line. but on amtrak congress imposed how they have to manage their labor and run the trade, the cost went up. john: day run from new orleans to los angeles. >> average in this train. it is a desolate landscape and has the lowest writer ship with the highest cost. john: and get rid of it. >> politicians whose district it passes through. john: so $452. you could fly there cheaply plus the taxpayer pays the subsidy $400 per ticket. quote govern