[sekao]

> the big tragedy it's that is focused on freight transport

I don't see the tragedy in that. Tracks in the US are privately owned and freight makes them more money than passenger rail. Don't think we'd gain anything by artifically changing that. Even in Europe planes are usually faster and cheaper than rail when traveling between countries.

[ghaff]

I'm not sure why this would be considered a controversial statement. A lot of short to medium distance in Europe is very good/convenient by rail, e.g. Eurostar from London to Brussels or Paris--even if not necessarily cheaper than flying. But while I've taken night trains between countries, it was more for the experience and not to save either time or money.

[woweoe]

The tragedy is that people who want to use the railways are put below freight in priority - whereas other countries such as Russia and India are capable of mixing both.