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Infrastructure for trains is unfortunately very expensive. It's easier to spread the costs over thousands of trucks than to muster the political will to spend a
by adrianN 5y ago
Infrastructure for trains is unfortunately very expensive. It's easier to spread the costs over thousands of trucks than to muster the political will to spend a couple of billions for a rail track.
- trainsarebetter 5y agoAnd road infrastructure isn’t? It takes up more land and needs more maintenance than rail
- adrianN 5y agoRoads are usually a bit cheaper, yes. And we also have them already.
- trainsarebetter 5y agowhat? They definitely are not cheaper, they are just subsidized.
- adrianN 5y agoRoads are just asphalt. Train tracks need all kinds of supporting equipment installed for safety. If you want to electrify the track I'd guess that just installing that is more expensive than building a road. I'd be happy to be proven wrong though, do you have any sources about the average cost per kilometer of roads vs tracks?
- trainsarebetter 5y agoNo they are not, there’s all the signage, barriers, and drainage. Roads wear out very quickly, they are the fastest degrading forum of infrastructure.