If you say so--european freight still generally goes by road, thoughpic.twitter.com/RMmGsmK5n5
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If you say so--european freight still generally goes by road, thoughpic.twitter.com/RMmGsmK5n5
Looking at this US data, you can see what I mean about long haul being the best market for freight rail--but that market constitutes only a fraction of the total. And this is for the country with one of the best rail freight mode shares in the world!pic.twitter.com/sFL6OyFL9u
Is there any scope for US mail to go back to rail?
Not sure--but I'm inclined to say that the high time value + high value relative to weight both favor air/road for most mail delivery
Again, that's only because we've built out the road and air infrastructure so extensively, while neglecting rail.
Really not sure how you can call a nationwide network of profitable freight rail companies--which command one of the highest mode shares in the world--"neglecting rail" Neglecting passenger rail, sure--but that's because they prioritize freight so much!
How many highway lane-miles were built by the government in the past seventy years? How many track-miles, net, were built by the government?
How many highway lane-miles existed 70 years ago vs how many track-miles existed 70 years ago?
You look at the EU or Japan, they also built a lot more highways than railways in the past 70 years. Ditto for countries like China more recently. The reason is obvious; highway construction was something new, while rail construction was fine-tuning something already extensive
Unless it's high speed rail. That's shiny and new.
Sure...but Japan and China have both built way more highways than high speed rail--are they neglecting high speed rail as a consequence?
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