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minus-squarertxn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up100arrow-down11·1 year agoAmericans will do anything to avoid just using trains.
minus-squarefishos@lemmy.worldBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down4·1 year agoExcept that nearly all US rail is for freight. We hate PASSENGER trains. We freaking love freight rail.
minus-squareDr. Moose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down2·1 year agoBut american freight trains are laughably bad too https://youtu.be/AJ2keSJzYyY
minus-squarefishos@lemmy.worldBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·1 year agoYes, but “we will avoid trains no matter what” is blatantly false. It’s terrible, but it is our main method of shipping freight from ports to inland cities.
minus-squareJeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoNot much competition in railways. Like literally none.
Americans will do anything to avoid just using trains.
Except that nearly all US rail is for freight. We hate PASSENGER trains. We freaking love freight rail.
But american freight trains are laughably bad too
https://youtu.be/AJ2keSJzYyY
Yes, but “we will avoid trains no matter what” is blatantly false. It’s terrible, but it is our main method of shipping freight from ports to inland cities.
Not much competition in railways. Like literally none.