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The distance between the US coasts is very roughly Amsterdam to Ankara. How often are Europeans doing this journey by train? Coast to coast travel is very commo
by kylehotchkiss 1y ago
The distance between the US coasts is very roughly Amsterdam to Ankara. How often are Europeans doing this journey by train? Coast to coast travel is very common in USA.
Also the idea of scheduling a trip and then a not uncommon European transit strike cancelling it sounds like just what the USA needs. I am delighted our country has defended the rights of interstate travel because I was in Asia during Covid and I quickly realized how scary it was to be on the other side of the state barrier from the airport when interstate travel was essentially halted
Arguments about European transport are tired and fail to account for the geography and population distribution differences between our continents.
- watwut 1y ago> Also the idea of scheduling a trip and then a not uncommon European transit strike cancelling it Not nearly as common as you make it to be. More like ... incredibly rare. Also, Americans fly long distances rather then driving 24 hours.
- clayhacks 1y agoAnd how often are flights delayed in America for worse reasons? Like that’s gotta much more common than rail strikes
- lovich 1y agoWho the fuck commonly goes on cross coast drives? The only times I’ve heard of this are when people with an extreme fear of flying, driving from nyc to Florida for a work event or vice versa, and actual once in a lifetime planned trips that are a vacation in of themselves
- screye 1y agoAll American train proposals are along dense corridors. Portland - Boston- NYC - Philli - DC Keys - Miami - Orlando - Jacksonville SF - SJ - LA - SD Detroit - Chicago - Milwaukee Houston - San Antonio- Austin - Dallas All of these are over European distances, European densities (ish) and high traffic corridors.