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Cake day: January 26th, 2025

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  • Something I’m curious of is how many train companies exist in Europe that push for more rails.

    In America, there’s not that many train companies for people. Most are for commerce. There’s also a lot of political backdoor stuff, like airlines getting priority, states not interested in funding it, counties having a voice about it all.

    I was thinking about this when I went to Japan, and how Tokyo has MANY competing rail lines, and the population literally having factions over what company they prefer to ride over. Which sounds like a dream.


  • Now that it’s insanely expensive and inconvenient to fly, and we shouldn’t be doing it, it’s time for the US to build HSR for realsies, if the automotive / fossil fuel industrial complex will let us.

    I took an Amtrak from Quebec to Washington DC. The entire process was amazing. Hung out at the train station. Walked around on the train. Sat in massive ass seats. The bathroom was the size of a new York apartment. No TSA, metal detectors, overpriced food and drinks, getting blown up with ads.

    Greyhound is unfortunately the next best thing if you don’t live in a major city.

    I feel so much frustration that driving and flying are the primary ways it travel in the US.