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Passenger trains in the United States vs Europe (i.redd.it)
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[โ€“] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Actually, I realize we're not looking at the same map. Those are the passenger routes. I'm thinking of railways. We've got more rail than that, we just don't run passenger trains on them.

[โ€“] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Yes, theres a lot of rails. Though, even that has declined as more freight is being moved by trucks...