> Also if it's fine why is most of the cargo moved by diesel semi? I don't know, but I'd guess its the same reason most cargo is moved that way in Europe too.

> Also if it's fine why is most of the cargo moved by diesel semi? I don't know, but I'd guess its the same reason most cargo is moved that way in Europe too. If you compare by ton-mileage, rail has a higher percent of the total in the US (27%) than the EU (20ish%) or China (16%) [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_freight_transport https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_freight_transport