one reason are the train companies themself: if you have trains that are so long that they are in two stations at the same time, any other train has to wait(inc

one reason are the train companies themself: if you have trains that are so long that they are in two stations at the same time, any other train has to wait(including passenger trains) On other reason why the system is shrinking are mostly right wing organizations like the koch network that use their political power to advocate for car based infrastructure first, so that anything else is useless. Some of their arguments involve that public transport reduces the value of your house, brings crime, is 19th century technology and that public transport must be self sufficient. A third reason are nimbys, that are influenced by nr. 2.