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In the US, rail is optimized for freight, not people.
by joshAg 13y ago
In the US, rail is optimized for freight, not people.
- jfb 13y agoInasmuch as it's optimized at all.
- syncsynchalt 13y agoWe really do have arguably the best freight rail system in the world. http://business.time.com/2012/07/09/us-freight-railroads/ http://business.time.com/2012/07/09/us-freight-railroads/
- throwaway_yy2Di 13y ago"America's freight railways are... universally recognised in the industry as the best in the world": http://www.economist.com/node/16636101 http://www.economist.com/node/16636101
- robryan 13y agoAustralia is the same, here passenger rail between major cities is mostly something old person take as a scenic route. Often it is actually more expensive than flying.
- jarek 13y agoA logical outcome of the combination of private companies owning the railways and the government's willingness to build a lot of road capacity for passenger use.
- krrrh 13y agoI don't know why the parent got downcoted. US rail freight is the envy of the world. You didn't get the European passenger rail experience without some trade offs. Here's a briefing on the subject from the Economist. http://www.economist.com/node/16636101 http://www.economist.com/node/16636101
- hef19898 13y agoConsidering that most rivers go from the north to the south and the big distances (compared to, say, Japan or Europe), that's logic. Also explains the role of air travel.