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Originally Posted by alcimedes
The railroads have been bitching about that fact for years, but no one seemed to care too much.
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I recall reading somewhere saying that railroad as a public transportation is screwed because 1) we only have one rail running between any two given cities whereas Europe has more than one, allowing for more traffic, 2) priorities are given to freight trains, limiting Amtrak and other passenger trains' scheduling, and of course, 3) scarity of rails.
It's much more common to see old rails get paved over in a town in favor of streets, but I would think it a bad move.
