• originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com
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    2 days ago

    great, now all we need is more fucking trains

    the money is always going to get in the way. its just not profitable… because thats the end-all be-all of the untie states. profits above anything else whatsoever.

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      1 day ago

      don’t forget you also have to beg the freight companies to let you run those trains

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      Because efficient rail with positive externalities has to be privatized and profitable, while inefficient roads with negative externalities are a massively subsidized public good, for “reasons.”

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        If you have the money, you can get a sleeping compartment on any of the long-haul Amtrak routes. They won’t stop you, as long as it doesn’t disturb other passengers.