• @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      English
      16
      edit-2
      8 months ago

      The US and Canada actually make pretty extensive use of freight rail already, more so than Europe.

      • @[email protected]
        link
        fedilink
        28 months ago

        Yes but we probably use as much as we can given our infrastructure, which is due for an upgrade.

    • @EmpathicVagrant
      link
      118 months ago

      Monkey’s paw: granted, but safety regulations still weakened so you get ~ 5x the derailment and explosions we already do

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      English
      58 months ago

      Trains make a lot of sense for cargo moving ascoss more than 1-2 provinces/states, and shoukd be the first choice for that.

      But for stuff moving only a couple hundred kilometers or less, and to all the places where there aren’t rails, you still need trucks.

      • @[email protected]
        link
        fedilink
        48 months ago

        That accurately describes the state we’re in today, it is that way (requiring trucks for a significant leg of the “last mile”) due to the incredible amount of subsidizing being done for road maintenance.

        Imagine if we were subsidizing rail infrastructure for freight and passenger service.