I'll gladly take a shit all over Edison as it is well documented that he stole most of his parents and drove his competitors into the ground.
The problem I have with Musk is this cult of hero-worship that has grown up around him with no justification. In public he is a narcissistic twat most of the time, and professionally he promises the moon on every single thing and Space-X is the only thing that he's actually delivered on since he started making tangible products.
Any competent civil engineer, fresh out of school, could tell you the steps on how to get a smooth ride out of a tunnel. It would take someone with more experience to actually get it done, but someone with a sheepskin still dripping could tell you what should be done. A) he didn't hire someone competent B) he didn't listen to them in order to open the tunnel on time.
Both are unacceptable choices for any infrastructure.
Fuck Musk.