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    1 year ago

    Train networks good enough for people to travel wherever they want are difficult on the scale of large countries like Canada, the US, and Russia.

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      Incorrect. The US was built on passenger rail travel. It just wasn’t as profitable as freight and also once cars started becoming a thing then car interest groups started fucking things up to make more money.