People seem to forget that decades ago the US had a very good network of passenger trains over the entire country.
It went away due to the automobile.
For instance, at one time there were three railroads operating passenger service between Chicago and Milwaukee, with a total of approximately 75 trains a day between these two cities. Today Amtrak runs 10 IIRC.
A don't forget that 80 years ago the population of the country was much lower than it is now...
Before there was an Overseas Highway to Key West there was an Overseas Railroad to the same place....
This country has had comprehensive passenger rail before and it was wiped out due to the wealth of the country, the automobile, personal choice, long distances, airlines and cheap gas.
Also, large metro areas do have rail service in this country. Chicago has had commuter trains for over 100 years and I assume most people know about the Northeast Corridor between DC and Boston. LA has been getting into rail but I know little about it.
It went away due to the automobile.
For instance, at one time there were three railroads operating passenger service between Chicago and Milwaukee, with a total of approximately 75 trains a day between these two cities. Today Amtrak runs 10 IIRC.
A don't forget that 80 years ago the population of the country was much lower than it is now...
Before there was an Overseas Highway to Key West there was an Overseas Railroad to the same place....
This country has had comprehensive passenger rail before and it was wiped out due to the wealth of the country, the automobile, personal choice, long distances, airlines and cheap gas.
Also, large metro areas do have rail service in this country. Chicago has had commuter trains for over 100 years and I assume most people know about the Northeast Corridor between DC and Boston. LA has been getting into rail but I know little about it.