I'm not sure we do (whatever we normalize by to compare the 2 big areas), freight trains are not big in Europe, because of size. Our most populous and wealthy c

I'm not sure we do (whatever we normalize by to compare the 2 big areas), freight trains are not big in Europe, because of size. Our most populous and wealthy countries are next to each other. For trains, you need to amortize the cost of loading/unloading. basically if it's worth it to put it on slow transportation "coast to coast" we have a single continuous boat path between the North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, whereas the US does have to think twice when sending a ton of things from LA to Texas, it's either train or Panama Canal.