that's not how this works; that's not how any of this works lmfao we HAVE a massive freight rail network in the USA already
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Replying to @MeadBadger @380kmh
That's why Europe sends more cargo by truck. Because their train network is for passengers.
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Replying to @MeadBadger
no, it's because typical freight shipping distances are lower, cities larger and more common
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Replying to @380kmh @MeadBadger
their network isn't "for passengers," but it carries far more passengers for the same reason
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Replying to @380kmh @MeadBadger
Japan has a nationwide freight network which is barely used, because the freight that makes most sense to ship by train...
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Replying to @380kmh @MeadBadger
...ie cheap, heavy, in bulk, going long distances, is sent by sea instead (shore is never far from anywhere in the country!)
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Replying to @380kmh
I didn't know that about their freight network but it makes sense.
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Replying to @MeadBadger
it uses the same tracks as the passenger network, generally
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Replying to @380kmh
Here's a fun one: Here in Jax, FL some developer built a subdivision with only one road in/out, at a train track crossing.
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