Latest German Fad: Leasing Out the Subway.

Focuses on German cities leasing their subway systems to American investors as a way to raise capital during tough economic conditions in Germany. Details of the city of Frankfurt's offer to lease its subway system in an arrangement that is known as cross-border leasing; Amount of money raised by Düsseldorf, Dortmund, and Essen by leasing their subway systems to American investors; Number of municipalities in Europe offering these deals; Tax advantages, with respect to depreciation of assets, to be gained from leasing the systems; What critics of the plan are saying.