They will have to cut costs, ergo cut payroll, in short order. Mansourian is probably worried about his own job security.

The scheme is so poorly conceived because it was concocted by local insiders motivated by nostalgia and fantasy. And for that same reason it will take quite some time and many more false starts to begin to sort things out.

You are going to need to ditch the freight. You are going to need to wire. You are going to need one-man operation. You are going to need grade separation schemes at key points of conflict with auto traffic. You are going to need double tracking. You are going to need to proceed to southern Marin and on into the City.