The biggest obstacles in railway construction in Philadelphia and beyond are not geography and weather, but courts, regulators and endless public consultations.
By Kyle Sammin
Andrew Abramczyk: Pennsylvania Turnpike blues
The turnpike has about $12.8 billion in bonds outstanding, 16 times cash flow before interest of about $800 million. The borrowed money is long gone, funnelled to state government for mass transit in Philadelphia.
By Andrew Abramczyk