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Passenger rail is heavily subsidized in most of the world, so this should come as no surprise.

it should come as no surprise because Brightline charges too much money to incentivize people to ditch their cars and use the train.

Passenger rail is heavily subsidized in most of the world, so this should come as no surprise.

is Jesse's light rail still running?
anywhere near breaking even?

Sure, they need more riders, but will  they get enough to break even even with operating costs?  They're in a large hole now including construction costs.  Maybe they do break even on operating, i don't know.

The French system costs the government tens of billions each year to cover the nut, and the building costs are not included in that.

It's "fun" to talk about HSR in the US but I'm not seeing the viability outside the NE corridor.

Nearly all major cities in the US exist because of waterways.  They developed early because of that.  Atlanta, Dallas, and Denver are exceptions.

Atlanta started as the terminus (which was its first name) of a rail line coming down from Chattanooga.  I'm not sure why it ended where it did, a town called Decatur is a few miles east and it could have ended there, or even just north of the river, maybe bridging wasn't an issue.  The end is on a low ridge with no running water, it's basically a divide.  Anyway, rail really changed a lot of things. 

Cincinnati was the fourth largest city in the US circa 1880.  Chicago had both water and was a major rail hub.  

I'd guess it will only slow things down - due process takes time, but doesn't stop deportation

This only pertains to a relatively small number of deportations happening.