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[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Oh no, I can only take the train to Grandma once or twice per hour* during the daytime! The calamity!

*Yes, those are absolutely realistic time tables for train connections, Europe has those.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Not in us, because cities are more spread out, even with better infrastructure it would still be every 6-7 hours or more.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

There are many places in the US with the density of Europe or Asia. And those are all the places trains are being built.