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Yes, everyone knows trains are more efficient. They’re at full capacity and have been for decades. It’s very difficult to add train capacity. So, let’s not de
by melling 4y ago
Yes, everyone knows trains are more efficient. They’re at full capacity and have been for decades.
It’s very difficult to add train capacity.
So, let’s not derail the conversation with your better idea that’s never gonna work
- acdha 4y agoThis is not even close to true unless you’re going to rescope your comment to focus on a few very specific chokepoints. There’s tons of unused mainline capacity because years of crew efficiency improvements mean the railroads are running fewer longer trains. More importantly, however, climate change means that we can’t continue to ignore externalities. Redirecting road expansion projects into rail construction would be necessary even if it wasn’t cheaper.