[mapsontheweb]

Passenger trains in US vs Europe (image is making the rounds among U.S. transit advocates today)

[tybarious-ii]

@amtrak-offical @usdot-unofficial

Why is it so low?

[amtrak-offical]

I Actually covered this post previously pit the answer is generally car dependence and underfunding of rail outside the northeast. Also the parasitic corporate leeches of human suffering we call freight companies play a major role.

[usdot-unofficial]

Don’t talk about your siblings like that

[amtrak-official]

I ain’t related to those bastards