some historical context for where we are today, and plenty of reporting and documentaries available to provide the facts....in the sole interest of future profits, General Motors, Henry Ford and Roy Firestone (tires) spent what were at the time immense fortunes to kill a planned extensive railway system in the US. They did this by buying up critical easements across the country that the railways needed to make route lines work, bought politicians for initiative funding no votes, and pounced on every city, state or national attempt to introduce non-vehicle mass transit that would threaten profits on gas, tires and cars.
"The answer to all your questions, Sparky, is money"
"The answer to all your questions, Sparky, is money"