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That sounds like the perfect situation for high speed rail; take the passengers off the slow rails completely freeing them up for freight. The high speed lines
by Stevvo 4y ago
That sounds like the perfect situation for high speed rail; take the passengers off the slow rails completely freeing them up for freight. The high speed lines themselves would be massive loss leaders financed by the freight.
Possible and done in other countries, but less feasible in the US because many existing lines are privately owned.
- novok 4y agoYou can make a targeted tax to get something financially equivalent. Politically popular although? Probably not. Americans really really love their cars & suburbs and would also get angry at everything getting more expensive due to higher freight costs.
- SoftTalker 4y agoNew-terrain high speed rail lines would be a tremendous expense.