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Anon likes trains (infosec.pub)

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[–] NutWrench@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (17 children)

The only national passenger train service I know of is Amtrak, which shares its tracks with freight carriers. So the current infrastructure isn't designed for high-speed rail and freight carriers usually get priority.

Also, The US is really big, so everything isn't a short train ride away from everything else. If I wanted to visit the Grand Canyon from where I live, it's over 2,000 miles away. That's 30 hours of driving just by car.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

With 300mph trains instead is highways that's 7 hours, k, let's say 10 hours of leisure, dining, sightseeing.
(vs 2h airport + 4h flight + 1 or 2h airport taxiing & stuff again)

The railroad infrastructure seems expensive just bcs it is presented that way (and planes & roads arent).

[–] huppakee@feddit.nl 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

~~presented~~ regulated that way: companies can buy kerosene for airplanes tax-free, but need to pay tax on electricity for trains. Funding for airports and trainstations differ greatly from high ways. Governments hand out money to make the best mode of transportation (from their pov) also the cheapest.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yes.

But else laws got passed bcs it was presented like how airplanes deserve being untaxed (to the cost of taxpayers) but railroad doesn't.

You can try to change those laws & get the same lobby propaganda in return.

Like how is there always money for another lane but much cheaper infrastructure is crumbling.

Governments hand out money to make the best mode of transportation (from their pov) also the cheapest.

Yeah, no, corruption & short-term gains are the main factors by which the gov decided what is best.
And why more socialist or even communist states tend to have that sorted out better.

also the cheapest.

Cars were never that tho.

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