more like we built American infrastructure for a country that's two and a half times as big as Europe
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Replying to @drethelin @Logo_Daedalus
Lotta European cities with a fraction of the population of NYC yet far better rail service, explain
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Replying to @380kmh @Logo_Daedalus
how many were built in the 20th century?
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Replying to @drethelin @Logo_Daedalus
NYC wasn't founded in 1901--but conceding that NYC is newer, this only compounds the mystery
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Few cities in the *world* have the density that NYC does, yet plenty have better rail service
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Given that rail is ideally suited for large dense cities, what gives?
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Replying to @380kmh @Logo_Daedalus
gov interferes too much to allow private rails to be built but not enough to build them itself.
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Replying to @drethelin @Logo_Daedalus
Ah--so, American infrastructure isn't built for American needs after all, due to gov malfeasance
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Replying to @380kmh @Logo_Daedalus
? America can have different needs and also different governance.
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I agree! But your OP hand-waves away this problem, which is why I engaged.
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Trains are either nonexistent or subpar in the USA *even where they make sense*
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