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USA passenger train paths vs Europe (i.imgur.com)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You see a map of US rail lines. I see a map of trucking, asphalt, and airline lobbies at work.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Very true. Especially when you compare US passenger rail coverage to freight.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Amtrak shares the rail with freight lines on their routes. The law says freight is supposed to yield to passenger trains, but the freight trains are so long now that this is impossible so no one obeys that law. This gives a good picture of the present state and possible future of passenger rail in the US.