I really don't, if my point is to rebut the statement "the whole point of trains is that expenses are largely one-off."
I love trains. I used them all the time when I lived in the U.K. and in Japan. I've ridden Amtrak from New York to San Francisco, and the Orient Express. They are, however, very much not a one-and-done investment as is being suggested elsewhere in this thread.
People are largely familiar with road maintenance, but most of them have no idea at all about maintenance of the railway.
I love trains. I used them all the time when I lived in the U.K. and in Japan. I've ridden Amtrak from New York to San Francisco, and the Orient Express. They are, however, very much not a one-and-done investment as is being suggested elsewhere in this thread.
People are largely familiar with road maintenance, but most of them have no idea at all about maintenance of the railway.