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Well, the fact that te government subsidized the automotive and oil industries with the Federal highway act in '56 lead to our deprioritization of rail. Had thi
by armenarmen 9y ago
Well, the fact that te government subsidized the automotive and oil industries with the Federal highway act in '56 lead to our deprioritization of rail. Had this not been the case, chances are we'd have European equivalent rail, and the small local trolley systems that dotted americas small and medium sized cities would never have been torn up.
- revelation 9y agoNo no, it's not billions spent on cars and suburbia, it's the size of the country!
- armenarmen 9y agoThe size of the country certainly factors in, no doubt. I'm with you there. I am saying, that had there not been HUGE subsidies for the auto/oil/construction industries in the form of interstate building that we would most likely have a better rails system. That's a fair thing to suppose no?
- melling 9y agoWhen you make up your facts as you're writing, do you consider that someone can simply Google it to find out that you're wrong? http://lmgtfy.com/?q=size+of+China+vs+US http://lmgtfy.com/?q=size+of+China+vs+US China has 14,000 of rail. We have about 20? That's part of the Boston/NYC route that counts as high-speed rail.
- tacoman987 9y agoSarcasm is lost on these people.
- ivan_gammel 9y agoHaha. You should try driving from Moscow to Vladivostok.
- madaxe_again 9y agoMost of that drive is actually ok - there are about 500km of unpaved road en route, and only three or so river fordings. Managed it in a 1988 Merc 190E in eight days, so if that can do it, anything can.