Comments by "thomas grabkowski" (@thomasgrabkowski8283) on "How America Saved Its Failing Freight Trains" video.

  1. Like it depends like China is similar size as US in area and they have high speed lines that run one end of the country to another, like from Vietnam/Laos border or South China sea to Russian border or from east coast to Kazakhstan border, with some services that actually cover entire length, and take more than entire day. Most people definitely don’t take full length though
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  2. Largely because people mostly aren’t interested in taking slow Amtrak trains
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  3. Europe prioritises passenger over freight while US prioritises freight over passenger
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  4.  @rosshoyt2030 Depends on what kind of train. 200mph train, lots of demand. 70mph train, not much demand in a country where most can afford cars as well as plane tickets
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  5. Electrification very expensive when going through long stretches of being in the middle of nowhere, plus they require lots of maintenance and is vulnerable to storms. Like imagine having electrified railways in tornado alley and a tornado outbreak destroys the wires for entire swaths of the country. Trains wouldn’t be able operate in that region at all, which lies between the east coast and the western US for days or weeks
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