Re:Europe is investing heavily in trains
by beaconstudios on Monday April 11, 2022 @06:43PM
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You probably just travel more than most people. Also, America is much bigger than any given European country and that leads to greater travel distances.
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Re:Europe is investing heavily in trains
by bobthepanda on Monday April 11, 2022 @08:20PM
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America is much bigger, but there’s also something to be said about size and perceptions.
As a general example, the Midwest is roughly the same size and population as France, so if we made the investment we could reasonably have a regional high speed network centered on Chicago. We’ll never have coast to coast high speed rail, but having a few regional networks is certainly doable.