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These automatic trucks work better when we put them on rails (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The US freight rail industry isn't some of the best in the world, it's actually really quite terrible. It fails to maintain it's infrastructure, can't run to a schedule, frequently loses cargo, and causes ecological disasters. It is good at creating short term profits for shareholders, not being an effective transportation network. If you want more info, here's a video that explains it better.

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