This video explains why trains are expensive 

"El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!" (lightningzone) 10/05/2017 at 14:52 • Filed to: None

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But also unexpendable.

And ironically, people who seem to hate trains the most, are the same who seem to need them the most.

For Sweden > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 10/05/2017 at 15:07

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American freight trans are fantastic though

PS9 > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 10/05/2017 at 15:23

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Because it’s a giant, purpose built and limited production quantity vehicle. I mean...was it really a mystery why trains are expensive?

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > For Sweden 10/05/2017 at 15:26

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In the US, the factors that make passenger trains a crappy situation, are the same things that make freight trains a killer deal.

Speed: freight can go slow with no issue. People don’t want to wait.

Volume vs. stops: Many small people wanting to go many different places. Large amount of cars going to the same places.

Timeliness: A load of coal is delayed 12 hours, not usually a huge deal. A passenger train is delayed 12 hours, major deal!

Payments: Processing hundreds of small payments. Processing a handful of commercial vendors.

For Sweden > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 10/05/2017 at 15:27

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When choosing to have good passenger rail and all freight transported by truck, or the opposite, I choose the opposite.

For Sweden > PS9 10/05/2017 at 15:29

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Wow, shills for GE have infiltrated Oppo. I hope the free ET44C4 was worth it.

Chariotoflove > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 10/05/2017 at 16:32

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That was very interesting.