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Re:It’s Time to Repeal the Jones Act by JAlexoid on Wednesday October 19, 2022 @01:39PM (#33265431)
> The average freight rail trip in the EU are much shorter which makes rail less competitive relative to trucks.

Which makes rail freight in US much more different, doesn't it? We cannot discount competitiveness when comparing rail networks in economics context.

The fact that US rail freight is so much more efficient makes any argument for internal water based transport much less sound.

Re:It’s Time to Repeal the Jones Act by Retric on Wednesday October 19, 2022 @03:08PM (#33266549)
> Which makes rail freight in US much more different, doesn't it?

It makes US rail less efficient vs EU rail, but more competitive compared to US trucking.