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Why Trains would NEVER WORK in the USA (slrpnk.net)
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[–] 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

Have you SEEN what the UK is doing? HS2 is at around 700 million/mile (about 900 million USD) now, you can absolutely extract infinite money from a rail line without even finishing it.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

    It is the entire English speaking world that lost the ability to built passenger rail without it costing multiple times of what it costs in other developed countries.

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