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
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Sorry, I'm really not interested in other people's unsubstantiated speculation about what can realistically be done. If that's all that's realistic, then realistically we're all screwed anyway.https://capntransit.blogspot.com/2012/02/political-realities.html …
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Literally right here in your linked article--the limitations of short-haul rail freight are not about policy but about physics, which is why *nowhere in the world,* no matter how pro-rail, is pulling it offpic.twitter.com/q1G7lw861n
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Again, that's a limitation on your imagination, not on physics. No government in the world is pro-rail enough to build a freight distribution system without any trucks.
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Either - the entire world is unimaginative, or - you're overlooking a physical constraint Which is more likely?
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Have you *seen* the entire world?
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lmao have you? if there's a country you know of which has eliminated trucks from its logistics, I'm very interested to hear about it
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Are you telling me it's impossible for everyone in the world to keep doing the same stupid thing for decades, if not centuries? If you are, then you're the one who needs to look at political realities.
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Usually when people think everyone in the world is doing something stupid for decades or centuries, they're not accurately assessing the alternatives. But again, if you have ideas for getting more of our truck freight into trains, I'm all ears.
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That said, if you have any ideas about how to get more of our <250mi deliveries to go by train, I'm all ears.
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The trouble is that the US railroads which tried that are the ones which went bust.
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