← Back to context Comment by troupo 21 hours ago Passengers are not freight. And freight is one of the reasons US railways suck for passengers. 8 comments troupo Reply xnx 18 hours ago Moving people by train in the US makes about as much sense as delivering pizzas by barge. troupo 13 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 12 hours ago Is that profitability calculated before or after billions in federal funding? 3 replies → Der_Einzige 19 hours ago Freight is better. Passengers don’t belong on trains. troupo 13 hours ago Tell it to Northeast Corridor. Or Japan.
xnx 18 hours ago Moving people by train in the US makes about as much sense as delivering pizzas by barge. troupo 13 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 12 hours ago Is that profitability calculated before or after billions in federal funding? 3 replies →
troupo 13 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 12 hours ago Is that profitability calculated before or after billions in federal funding? 3 replies →
llbbdd 12 hours ago Is that profitability calculated before or after billions in federal funding? 3 replies →
Der_Einzige 19 hours ago Freight is better. Passengers don’t belong on trains. troupo 13 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.