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The funny thing is you look at the map and yeah it looks like we have less rail however overall we have more rail total.
US 136,729 miles
EU 124,895 miles
But I know neither one of these two also include light rail in here, narrow gauge rail, etc, which US does have quite extensively and it moves quite a few more people within the cities than cross the country.
The map only includes intercity passenger rail. Most of that 136,000 miles is freight rail that’s not on this map
People online claim we have a great freight rail network but I’m not convinced
Meanwhile in europe the TGV bombards at 320 kmh standard speed (or 350mph on fun days) while anemicans goes at 60...
Don't compare dirt tracks to the autobahn!
Yeah, but we have Acela “high speed rail”
The Frontrunner in Utah runs up to 79mph. Not sure where you get caped at 60. It's not the high speed. But for where it travels it's fast
wait till you see not only passenger trains but all trains lines in brazil, and for reference brazil is bigger than USA if you exclude Alaska and all random island USA owns
Wouldn't air travel account for more transcontinental passenger traffic than cars or trains?
For sure. Few people will go the distance if they could fly. But think of all the connecting cities and towns. Rail can be faster and cheaper for a few hundred miles. Think of the long distance routes more as many segments of a few hundred miles, and a few crazies that go the distance