ooli3@sopuli.xyz to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 7 months agoPassenger trains in the United States vs Europei.redd.itimagemessage-square46linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squaresudo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoIt also doesn’t acknowledge that a lot of that is just empty space. The US is ranked 180 of 242 nations in population density. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_population_density The US rail system has been bastardized since its inception, but this map is basically useless. The UK has 7x the population density as the US.
minus-squarepiccolo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoOk… so why isnt the east coast covered in rails? The western states pulls the average way down.
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoThe East coast is covered in rails. There’s an Amtrak station within walking distance of my house. We have a high speed rail line in the Northeast Corridor and have for decades.
minus-squarepiccolo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoAre we looking at the same image?
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoI live here. I know where the train tracks are. They’re all over creation.
It also doesn’t acknowledge that a lot of that is just empty space. The US is ranked 180 of 242 nations in population density.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_population_density
The US rail system has been bastardized since its inception, but this map is basically useless. The UK has 7x the population density as the US.
Ok… so why isnt the east coast covered in rails? The western states pulls the average way down.
The East coast is covered in rails. There’s an Amtrak station within walking distance of my house. We have a high speed rail line in the Northeast Corridor and have for decades.
Are we looking at the same image?
I live here. I know where the train tracks are. They’re all over creation.