1. China's got us beat on total tonnage and on tonne-km; Canada, Latvia, Russia, Estonia, and Switzerland have all got us beat on mode share. 2. I think it might have more to do with the general absence of railways for people to ride even if they wanted tohttps://twitter.com/TheBigYogurt/status/1002596804821733377 …
1. Chinese statistics are bullshit. I can elaborate using anecdotal and "official" data. Latvia, Estonia, and Switzerland are not comparable countries and of course Russia has a higher rate of freight rail. They have no people and lots of resources.
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2. It's a chicken and the egg problem. No railways => a walkable neighborhood does not develop around the train station. No walkable neighborhood around the train station => no railways will be built.
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