Why Europe’s Trains Are So Much Better Than America's

Re:Why Europe’s Trains Are So Much Better Than America's by Arubis on Thursday September 10, 2015 @04:44PM (#10200440)

Without having read the article: because we prioritize freight (CSX, etc.) over passengers. Freight liners own a lot of the rails; Amtrak merely leases time on them.

There's a LOT of trains going through Denver these days--mostly laden with coal and petroleum. Who needs pipes when you've got rails?

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Re:Why Europe’s Trains Are So Much Better Than America's by stevoski on Thursday September 10, 2015 @05:54PM (#10200788)

"We" is who? Europe or USA?

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Re:Why Europe’s Trains Are So Much Better Than America's by AnimalMuppet on Thursday September 10, 2015 @06:09PM (#10200875)

CSX is an American railroad. Amtrak is the national passenger agency in the US. Denver is in the US, not in Europe.

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Re:Why Europe’s Trains Are So Much Better Than America's by KfZ on Thursday September 10, 2015 @06:10PM (#10200882)

Denver and the Am in Amtrak suggest USA.

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