If trains are the greener option, why are we basically being punished for choosing them?
The difference in trains vs planes ticket prices isn’t a coincidence, it’s the result of a transport system that rewards pollution.
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I agree that trains are too expensive and flights too cheap, but the article lists as penalties for rail operators:
* High infrastructure fees
* Track access fees
Do air carriers not have to pay airport fees as well? And who pays for building airports? Maybe it would be appropriate to expand on these points a bit more in the article.
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