Why the US chose not to have a passenger train system like Europe 🚆

Why can't the US be like Europe, Japan or India? US railroads could still be worth bragging about.

"The US has more railroad tracks than any other country, including China, which has extensive rail systems. But those tracks are almost exclusively used to transport goods, not people."

https://www.npr.org/2025/12/01/nx-s1-5622097/why-the-us-chose-not-to-have-a-passenger-train-system-like-europe

#Trains #Rail #PassengerRail #FreightRail #US #AllanZarembski #PlanetMoney #Amtrak #TheIndicator #MardiGrasExpress

‎The Indicator from Planet Money: Do dollar store bans work? on Apple Podcasts

‎Show The Indicator from Planet Money, Ep Do dollar store bans work? - May 15, 2023

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#Tonight's #podcast listening includes @astronomycast, #NPR #TheIndicator from #PlanetMoney, #PlanetMoney, and then backlog #UniverseToday and #TheAncientWorld. I *might* get started on #HannibalAndThePunicWars podcast. That'll be either tonight or tomorrow.

#today

just realized i haven't made my nightly #podcast post.

Tonight's #podcasts are a lot of dailies and monthlies that i've been building up. I've got #DoctorWho #RealityBomb, #Verity, #BBCWitnessHistory, #UniverseToday, #NPR #ShortWave, #ConsiderThis, and #PlanetMoney's #TheIndicator.

and so begins another night at work. let's see what surprises tonight has in store.

Tonight's #podcast listening includes #UniverseToday, #TheIndicator from #NPR #PlanetMoney, #RadioFreeSkaro, #Revolutions (currently listening to the French Revolution series), and @bhp.

Once I get my daily podcasts done, lots of history on tap.

Tonight's #podcast listening includes #UniverseToday, #NPR #TheIndicator from #PlanetMoney, #RadioFreeSkaro, #2MinuteTimelord, #GallifreyPublicRadio, and #Verity. Lots of #DoctorWho podcasts on deck for tonight I see. (and scrolling through my backlog, looks like it's going to be a week of 7 year old doctor who podcast episodes galore)
@adamdavidson intriguing! I may have to stray from #marketplace #hiddenbrain #planetmoney and #theindicator !

New #introduction post to pin to my profile.

I love #knitting and have been doing it forever. I also like #reading, #skiing, #sewing, #girlscoutleading, and the #oxfordcomma, as well as different volunteer efforts like #boomerangbags. I nerd out listening to #economics podcasts like #marketplace, #planetmoney, #theindicator, #freakonomics, and also #hiddenbrain because brain science and #neuropsychology is cool.

In the #Boston area and love it, if I can't be in #Canada.

#introductions

#introduction

I love #knitting and have been doing it forever. I also like #reading, #skiing, #sewing, #girlscoutleading, and the #oxfordcomma, as well as different volunteer efforts like #boomerangbags. Major #climate anxiety. I nerd out listening to #economics podcasts like #marketplace, #planetmoney, #theindicator, and #hiddenbrain because brain science and #neuropsychology are cool. #math #mathgeek

Like to sew #BoomerangBags

In the #Boston area and love it, if I can't be in #Canada.