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minus-squarejumping redditor [they/them]@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 hours agoI completely agree that “major cities” should have trains, but look at Alaska and tell me how many places would be remotely hospitable to trains or their tracks?
minus-squarekestrel7_7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-25 minutes agoIronically, parts of Alaska have pretty decent passenger train access. It’s mostly for tourists, but still. Better than most of the USA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Railroad
minus-squarenobodysreadingthis@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-249 minutes agoSwitzerland and Japan too. Some places trains just can’t work. You got a point I guess.
minus-squarejumping redditor [they/them]@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·25 minutes agoboth of those places have way too many people so overcoming the geographic challenge makes sense
I completely agree that “major cities” should have trains, but look at Alaska and tell me how many places would be remotely hospitable to trains or their tracks?
Ironically, parts of Alaska have pretty decent passenger train access. It’s mostly for tourists, but still. Better than most of the USA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Railroad
Switzerland and Japan too. Some places trains just can’t work. You got a point I guess.
both of those places have way too many people so overcoming the geographic challenge makes sense