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  • That’s how you get to cars.

    Add more trains.
    The trains now need to seat fewer people so make them smaller. Maybe 2-7 people per train.
    Most routes aren’t needed at any given time, so you might as well only run the train when someone needs it.
    Rather than keeping the unused trains in a central depot, keep them at the departure points
    We can’t staff all these trains, and if the departure points are peoples’ homes, then let’s have the people themselves drive it
    The network of destinations requires a TON of rail switches, and coordinating that is a complicated. Better to use a technology that doesn’t require switches, like wheels on pavement.

    Boom, cars.

    So it really depends on what you’re optimizing for.




  • We had good nationwide rail, and instead of expanding it, we dug it up and replaced it with nationwide roads.

    So let’s do it again, dig up the roads and replace it with rail.

    Trains can be faster, safer, cleaner, and more comfortable. We can still have roads for the last mile, but trains for Intercity and interstate.