This is a new one: this fellow is saying Japan's excellent railway network is a myth because it...is busy and goes everywherehttps://twitter.com/GuidoFawkes/status/1003911876915486721 …
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Replying to @380kmh
"Ah yes. I'm sure farmers are just BEGGING for their property to be carved like a ham via rail." The reason rural coverage is 'spotty' is because Japan doesnt just rip through everything like the US Feds do as far as I know
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Replying to @HollowFestival @380kmh
What even is "spotty"? The network is excellent by European or American standards.
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Replying to @poiThePoi @Chiakipus
this is a poor take--people in Japan use airplanes for long-distance trips too, even if it's possible to make the trip by train instead
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needless to say, most Japanese airports are accessible by train, and all (that I know of) are accessible by bus)
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Replying to @380kmh @Chiakipus
Oh yes. America doesn't have a rail network because of: * 1960's through 1990's white flight which made all interurban travel suburb->suburb or suburb->urban at best. * Transit Unions who double the cost of rail service if not more. * Buy America
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With that said, there's basically 6 cities worth mentioning on the West side of I-35, isolated from each other by mountains. The entire Western half of the country is best served by planes, and a Vancouver to Portland HSR. And once the West half uses planes for everything...
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You're forgetting freight. The freight system could use a massive overhaul. We move things by truck, but thats pretty innefficient past a certain distance and load
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we move much more freight by train than Japan does--not all freight is created equal, and for a lot of it, road is simply the most practical way to move it
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I suppose thats true, especially for food and the like
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