While I agree that we need a national public works project worth of new modern trains.
Anyone who says stuff like this should be forced to drive 10 hours across the US first.
Anywhere to anywhere. Drive for 10 hours. Then plot your completed course on a map of the lower 48. Just to demonstrate how monstrously fucking huge this country is. So they understand that while trains are amazing. They aren’t the panacea some seem to think.
If i’m driving 10 hours across the US, it’s going to be on the freeway between population centers. A relatively flat course between population centers… oh that sounds perfect for a train! I’d much rather take the train than drive!
While I agree that we need a national public works project worth of new modern trains.
Anyone who says stuff like this should be forced to drive 10 hours across the US first.
Anywhere to anywhere. Drive for 10 hours. Then plot your completed course on a map of the lower 48. Just to demonstrate how monstrously fucking huge this country is. So they understand that while trains are amazing. They aren’t the panacea some seem to think.
that’s not a counter argument to better public transportation. That’s a supporting argument for public transportation.
If i’m driving 10 hours across the US, it’s going to be on the freeway between population centers. A relatively flat course between population centers… oh that sounds perfect for a train! I’d much rather take the train than drive!