Greek Railroads- Lessons Learned?

Here is a fascinating look at Public Railways and the difficulties in sustaining them.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/21/business/global/21rail.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Greek%20railway&st=cse

Some excerpts below:

Some have argued that Hellenic Railways should shut down the majority of its routes, especially in the mountainous Peloponnese region where trains manned by drivers being paid as much as $130,000 a year frequently run empty.

He opposes privatization and says that if jobs and benefits are threatened, the union will strike.