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Passenger trains in the United States vs Europe (i.redd.it)

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[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 11 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

I find it interesting that there's a noticeable difference in rail density between western Europe and former Warsaw pact countries, despite rail being important for Soviet union logistics. In top of that, Russian rail is severely lacking today.

Could it be a rail gauge issue where eastern rail standard caused development to be prohibitively more expensive?

[–] MirthfulAlembic@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

I would guess wealth and population density have something to do with it. Though car ownership rates are also lower in those countries, so you'd assume there would be more demand for alternatives like rail.

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