On Sat, 26 May 2007 01:14:14 GMT, Han wrote:

A simple 1 hour train ride during rush hour in the Netherlands (Ede-Wag to
Amsterdam Central) costs euro 11.80 (~US$ 15.93).

On NJTransit, during rush hour, Allendale to NY Penn (also about 1 hr)
costs $8.00.

Who is subsidizing more?

In that rare case, probably the Americans, but simple ticket price
dosen't provide enough information.

On the other side of NY, a one way, rush hour ride on Metro North,
from Bridgeport, CT to Grand Central Terminal, which is also about an
hour, is $15.50 US. The New York metro area has good commuter rail
service. As a whole, our longer distance rail system is a joke to
what I have experienced in Europe.

I was lead to believe that high road fuel taxes help pay for the
high-quality European railroads. Is that not the case?