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Trains (szmer.info)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
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[–] 31 points 6 months ago (8 children)

Freight Trains in USA, for comparison.

You've got plenty of trains and train lines, but your government, unlike most of the world, refuses to subsidise public transit, so they all go for the option that's most profits-per-km, Freight

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago* (3 children)

    Another one I found:

    rail

    Apparently this is a weak point for Europe, and even other rail systems like China's. The US has a relatively efficient cargo rail network, while more stuff is shipped across the EU in trucks than it probably should be.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (1 child)

    Well, Electric Trucks are prevalent now, so still pretty efficient

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago

    Eh. I wasn’t specifically thinking of emissions, but overall cost, manpower, and road congestion.

    Diesel cargo trains dramatically reduce all that vs an electric 18 wheeler, even if EV trucks are prevalent. Though I suspect they’re still pretty rare.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (2 children)
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