There are several regions in the USA where high speed rail is viable, especially in areas with high aviation congestion. You don’t need to build out the whole country, but there are a lot of places where a system is economically viable.
Yeah, and there are several regions in the USA served by commuter rail.
The point I’m making entirely is that the series of rail systems that have been connected in Europe were created for a purpose other than “this is the right choice for the environment and people”.
I don’t disagree we’d be better served with more focus on rail.
Most of the rail in the USA wasn’t built to be the right choice for the environment and the people, but private enterprise using rail to make land valuable.
On the flip side for Europe, passenger rail is not a continental planned set of routes, but a set of national routes that follow national politics.
There are several regions in the USA where high speed rail is viable, especially in areas with high aviation congestion. You don’t need to build out the whole country, but there are a lot of places where a system is economically viable.
Yeah, and there are several regions in the USA served by commuter rail.
The point I’m making entirely is that the series of rail systems that have been connected in Europe were created for a purpose other than “this is the right choice for the environment and people”.
I don’t disagree we’d be better served with more focus on rail.
Most of the rail in the USA wasn’t built to be the right choice for the environment and the people, but private enterprise using rail to make land valuable.
On the flip side for Europe, passenger rail is not a continental planned set of routes, but a set of national routes that follow national politics.