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Passenger trains in the United States vs Europe (infosec.pub)
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[–] moakley@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Population Density in the United States vs Europe

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

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

All the more reason we need high speed rail.

[–] djsaskdja@reddthat.com 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] drosophila@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] hilljack26301@feddit.org 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 weeks ago

Racists, mostly.

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 1 points 2 weeks ago

Manly men in coal rolling trucks?

[–] Sunshine@piefed.social 6 points 2 weeks ago

Reminder that the US had a much denser rail network in the past.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] moakley@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 2 points 2 weeks ago

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