← Back to context Comment by linguae 20 hours ago Germany has both the Autobahn and rail. 5 comments linguae Reply adrianN 19 hours ago The German rail network is chronically underfunded and Germany is completely incapable of building new lines. Per capita spending on rail pales in comparison to e.g. Switzerland and Austria. bombcar 19 hours ago Germany is roughly the size of Montana, with the population of almost CA and TX combined. saimiam 18 hours ago Shouldn’t that extra population in a limited amount of land lead to more demand and better outcomes for rail and roads? 1 reply → trains39472 19 hours ago Given the reputation of the phrase "getting deutsche bahn'ed", I think they chose the Autobahn.
adrianN 19 hours ago The German rail network is chronically underfunded and Germany is completely incapable of building new lines. Per capita spending on rail pales in comparison to e.g. Switzerland and Austria. bombcar 19 hours ago Germany is roughly the size of Montana, with the population of almost CA and TX combined. saimiam 18 hours ago Shouldn’t that extra population in a limited amount of land lead to more demand and better outcomes for rail and roads? 1 reply →
bombcar 19 hours ago Germany is roughly the size of Montana, with the population of almost CA and TX combined. saimiam 18 hours ago Shouldn’t that extra population in a limited amount of land lead to more demand and better outcomes for rail and roads? 1 reply →
saimiam 18 hours ago Shouldn’t that extra population in a limited amount of land lead to more demand and better outcomes for rail and roads? 1 reply →
trains39472 19 hours ago Given the reputation of the phrase "getting deutsche bahn'ed", I think they chose the Autobahn.
The German rail network is chronically underfunded and Germany is completely incapable of building new lines. Per capita spending on rail pales in comparison to e.g. Switzerland and Austria.
Germany is roughly the size of Montana, with the population of almost CA and TX combined.
Shouldn’t that extra population in a limited amount of land lead to more demand and better outcomes for rail and roads?
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Given the reputation of the phrase "getting deutsche bahn'ed", I think they chose the Autobahn.