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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

PoindexterOglethorpe

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2. At least some of the map in this country is misleading.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Aug 18, 2018, 04:26 PM

Aug 2018

You'd think you can take a train between Albuquerque and Denver, but you can't. You can take a train between Albuquerque and Raton, NM, then a bus to Denver. Or, train all the way via either Los Angeles or Chicago.

There is remarkably little north-south train service, other than on the east and west coasts, and a central line from Chicago to New Orleans. Sigh. I would love to take the train more often, but the lack of service is shocking.

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Map of every railroad line in the world, and the maximum allowed speed on those lines [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 OP

I'm surprised at the number of countries with little or no rail underpants Aug 2018 #1

At least some of the map in this country is misleading. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2018 #2

Keep in mind that most of the rail 'service' in this country is for FREIGHT, elleng Aug 2018 #3

Yeah. Too bad the map didn't have separate colors for freight and passenger travel. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2018 #4