European trains have some limitations compared which push more freight towards trucks [1]. Compared to North American trains the carry less tonnage per axle, ru

European trains have some limitations compared which push more freight towards trucks [1]. Compared to North American trains the carry less tonnage per axle, run shorter routes, with small number of cars, and lines are nationalized which limits profitability which in turn reduces the incentive to invest more into using them. However what is doing them in is the same which will do in most rail, whether cross country or in city. Efficiency of trucks and buses is increasing and the move towards electrification will remove the pollution then combined with autonomy and specialized vehicles will arise to displace both freight and passenger use [1] https://www.freightwaves.com/news/railroad/us-and-european-freight-railroads-are-on-different-tracks https://www.freightwaves.com/news/railroad/us-and-european-f...