Underappreciated.
1. Trains don't eliminate the need for cars & trucks entirely, so if you have tracks you still need roads.
2. Trains don't carry 1/1000th of what a ship does, so they don't eliminate the need for ships.
3. Trains aren't fast enough to eliminate the need for air travel.
The only thing trains are really the best at is shipping "small" amounts of bulk stuff like grain from farms to mills, or coal from mines to power plants. And even that often trucking is cheaper.
1. Trains don't eliminate the need for cars & trucks entirely, so if you have tracks you still need roads.
2. Trains don't carry 1/1000th of what a ship does, so they don't eliminate the need for ships.
3. Trains aren't fast enough to eliminate the need for air travel.
The only thing trains are really the best at is shipping "small" amounts of bulk stuff like grain from farms to mills, or coal from mines to power plants. And even that often trucking is cheaper.
Eurofags love to brag about their trains and buses, but they never mention how the only reason they have any of that shit is because their income tax rate is 50%.
+bonifartius 𒂼𒄄
Interesting. I lived in eastern Europe for a while before moving back to the US and we never had any reliable public transport there. I haven't been to western Europe since the mid 2000s so I don't know how things have deteriorated. What I do know is every time someone goes to western Europe for uni they always come back RAVING about "muh hecking trainarinos!".
@ignika98 @pwm @lain @cjd i only have faint memories of trains being on schedule, going even when the weather isn't 20°C 1013mbar. also trains were much more cozy. there still are a few old cars who have seats with proper springs in them for cushioning, like old sofas. heating and windows which can be opened, not always defect A/C like it's now.
@ignika98 @pwm @lain @cjd the swedish high speed trains are still nice though. tax kronor at work :P