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Not social — geographic and historical. With the exception of the Acela corridor, where rail actually thrives, it’s just not viable in America. The distances in
by hyperbovine 7y ago
Not social — geographic and historical. With the exception of the Acela corridor, where rail actually thrives, it’s just not viable in America. The distances involved are too vast, and the development took place in a way that is incompatible with rail. Nowhere is this more evident than the farce that is the LA-SF HSR. The situation in Europe is quite different. Cities are much closer together, and they have been building railroads for close to two centuries. European style rail travel will never be viable in the US.