← Back to context Comment by troupo 17 hours ago Passengers are not freight. And freight is one of the reasons US railways suck for passengers. 7 comments troupo Reply xnx 14 hours ago Moving people by train in the US makes about as much sense as delivering pizzas by barge. troupo 9 hours ago Because the US is soooooo exceptional, right? And yet the moment you provide actual proper train connections the lines are successful and profitable (see e.g. Northeast Corridor. llbbdd 8 hours ago Is that profitability calculated before or after billions in federal funding? 2 replies → Der_Einzige 15 hours ago Freight is better. Passengers don’t belong on trains. troupo 9 hours ago Tell it to Northeast Corridor. Or Japan.
xnx 14 hours ago Moving people by train in the US makes about as much sense as delivering pizzas by barge. troupo 9 hours ago Because the US is soooooo exceptional, right? And yet the moment you provide actual proper train connections the lines are successful and profitable (see e.g. Northeast Corridor. llbbdd 8 hours ago Is that profitability calculated before or after billions in federal funding? 2 replies →
troupo 9 hours ago Because the US is soooooo exceptional, right? And yet the moment you provide actual proper train connections the lines are successful and profitable (see e.g. Northeast Corridor. llbbdd 8 hours ago Is that profitability calculated before or after billions in federal funding? 2 replies →
llbbdd 8 hours ago Is that profitability calculated before or after billions in federal funding? 2 replies →
Der_Einzige 15 hours ago Freight is better. Passengers don’t belong on trains. troupo 9 hours ago Tell it to Northeast Corridor. Or Japan.
Moving people by train in the US makes about as much sense as delivering pizzas by barge.
Because the US is soooooo exceptional, right? And yet the moment you provide actual proper train connections the lines are successful and profitable (see e.g. Northeast Corridor.
Is that profitability calculated before or after billions in federal funding?
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Freight is better. Passengers don’t belong on trains.
Tell it to Northeast Corridor. Or Japan.