What are those dents in I-90 outside Seattle?

Re:What are those dents in I-90 outside Seattle? by sfpotter on Saturday December 31, 2022 @12:34PM (#34198610)

In what sense does the US have the best freight rail system in the world? Not trying to be antagonistic, here---just want to know why you think this.

Regarding your other comment ("trucks get the goods where they have to go"): in other countries, such as Switzerland, many buildings (think an Ikea store) are required to be reachable by rail, in which case regional trains can deliver goods to a hub, and then local trains can take goods from the hub to the store. No need for trucks in this case.

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Re:What are those dents in I-90 outside Seattle? by bombcar on Sunday January 01, 2023 @02:58PM (#34210183)

The absolute amount of freight moved by rail in the US is insane. But the US is also roughly the size of Europe and is shaped so there are many population centers far from the ocean.

If you remove bulk freight it’s quite a bit of a difference but still massive.

Much of European freight goes by boat and truck without much train.

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Re:What are those dents in I-90 outside Seattle? by sfpotter on Monday January 02, 2023 @11:00PM (#34227478)

I don't see how that relates to the US freight system being the best.

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