i will not take this back. @amtrak-official fight me
Okay so there are several things being ignored and forgotten with this statement. First of all Amtrak does run electrified rail on the NEC and Keystone Service. Second, Amtrak is unable to begin electrification projects do to barely receiving any government funding to do capital investment projects. And finally even when we want to electrify corridors we are unable to because Freight Railroads will block any electrification as it hurts their bottom line. Also Diesel trains still are more environmentally friendly than a car. The very simple fact is that German Railroads are nationalized meaning intercity services don't have to fight to survive and are able to do large investment projects
I wiiish the German Railroad would be nationalized but they are private with the little add that, IF something is seriously broken that the government will found them. Which makes the best capitalist conclusion... never repair something until it breaks and abandoned as many railroads as possible and than cry around that you just can't get more trains because.. there are not enough rails???
+ our minister [Volker Wissing] for transportation etc is a huuuge fan of cars. He would rather end all funds on public transportation or bike friendly cities than give up the millions he probably gets from the car industry
I would add some articles but I don't know if they are translated to English.. but if you want some @amtrak-official google translation is our best friend
(Seriously I found your tumblr and I'm in loove. It's so hilarious and I just loove to connect about "hate against governments that doesn't fund public transport correctly) @amtrak-official
I really need to learn more about international rail systems, thank you for this sad information, you gotta hate mid 90s politicians for their terrible ideas like privatization and deregulation
