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Re:Freight rail fueled a new luxury overnight train startup by xattt on Friday June 06, 2025 @08:47AM (#44200314)
You’re talking about EMU/DMUs versus locomotives. Higher-speed travel is less efficient with an MU than with a locomotive-pulled train. Higher-speed is important when North America is so large.

See also: https://thebeaverton.com/2019/08/european-relatives-visiting...

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Re:Freight rail fueled a new luxury overnight train startup by ginko on Friday June 06, 2025 @09:01AM (#44200413)
American passenger trains are significantly slower than in Europe.
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