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Re:Why I don’t love light rail transit by alteria on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @12:40AM (#21449951)
The big transcontinental railroads own several feet around the railroad, which is prime real estate for cables and the like.
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Re:Why I don’t love light rail transit by vidanay on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @02:32AM (#21450416)
Historical note: A significant portion of that land was granted by the US government in the 19th century to incentivize westward expansion.
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Re:Why I don’t love light rail transit by beerandt on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @02:47PM (#21455938)
I think you mean several miles. Which is why the PLSS grid looks like a checkerboard out west. Alternating sections for the public and the RR companies.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkerboarding_(land)

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