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ooli3@sopuli.xyz to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 1 month ago

Passenger trains in the United States vs Europe

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Passenger trains in the United States vs Europe

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    Population Density in the United States vs Europe

    I mean I’d love more trains in the US, but let’s not oversimplify.

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      All the more reason we need high speed rail.

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        Yeah, China might be a better comparison than Europe ironically.

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          No matter what comparison you pick people will complain that it isn’t applicable.

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      So the eastern half of the USA should at least have more trains than Scandinavia per square km, and the coasts should be like France. Doesn’t seem oversimplified at all.

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        The east coast probably does, and most of the big cities do, it’s just that airplane makes a lot more sense when the country is big.

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          It definitely doesn’t lol

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      So Ohio has the same population density as France. France has the TGV and Ohio has?

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        Racists, mostly.

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        Manly men in coal rolling trucks?

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      deleted by creator

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      Imagine how Europe’s population density looked before the railways…

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        So 200 years ago? I think everywhere was less populous.

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          Then railways brought about the invention of regional specialty industries, the suburbs, and the commuter.

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