Re:Why Europe’s Trains Are So Much Better Than America's
by arethuza on Thursday September 10, 2015 @06:28PM
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But that just shows how difficult these comparison are - Siberia has an extremely uneven distribution of population. If you chose one part of Siberia - Krasnoyarsk Krai, it is nearly ten times the area of Wyoming and has a much lower population density 1.21/km2 rather than 2.26/km2.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krasnoyarsk_Krai
[NB And there appears to be an even bigger and emptier bit of Siberia next door but I haven't worked out what it is yet!]
Re:Why Europe’s Trains Are So Much Better Than America's
by sliverstorm on Thursday September 10, 2015 @06:47PM
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Precise comparisons are aside the point, which is simply that the middle of the United States is incredibly population-sparse, in the same ballpark as Siberia. Which, coincidentally, is not exactly known for its convenient commuter rail network.
Re:Why Europe’s Trains Are So Much Better Than America's
by dagw on Friday September 11, 2015 @06:11AM
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I'd take that map with a huge grain of salt. Saying that Norway has High Speed Rail for example is a bit of a stretch considering that the only high speed rail line in all of Norway is a short stretch between Oslo and the main airport.
Saying Norway has high speed rail is like saying that the US has a monorail system.
http://static.persquaremile.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/u...
Wyoming, in particular, has a lower population density than Siberia!