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Rail network != passenger rail network, though, which was the point of the top-level comment AIUI. If we look at patronage, US passenger miles in 2017 were 6.5
by Doctor_Fegg 8y ago
Rail network != passenger rail network, though, which was the point of the top-level comment AIUI.
If we look at patronage, US passenger miles in 2017 were 6.53bn. UK passenger miles in just one quarter were 10bn.
- pjc50 8y agoWe have a lot more rail commuters jammed into medium distance trains.
- paleotrope 8y agoWell american trains don't go anywhere anyone wants to go to in a reasonable amount of time.
- ghaff 8y agoI can get from Boston to NYC in a reasonable amount of time using the train. Very competitive with air. Not so much on my next trip from Boston to San Francisco.